% o 9 IN COMMEMORATION OF WE CAPTAIN, -f OFFICERS AND CREW H S m 1 1 MH 1 ||o ■I H L r-( H 1 1 1 ■Over the past seven days, we have all watched the crisis in Iraq grow. Thegovernmentof Iraq has tried to hold the United States in some sort of court of public opinion while at the same time blatantly ignoring or refusing to abide by the international sanctions against it. The Performance of the Task Force has been magnificent in shaping our national response to the Iraqi moves. You havequickly formed in to a most potent and cohesive force, bringing with you the fullest measure of our Naval combat power. We have sent theclearest of signals to Saddam Hussein-- one which he cannot dare to miss. Your response, professional approach, planning,andcurrentoperationshavemadeadifference. Iraqhasbeen forced to back offits demands and seek a diplomatic course in which it will also fail. Our presence and determination is just as important as the combat punch we hold in careful awe. If called upon, we will fight like we have trained. Your willingness to sharpen the point of the spear to a razors edge is deeply appreciated by your government, leadership, and by your Navy. RADMNathman speaking to the Sailors of Carrier GroupSEVEN( November 15, 1997) THE CRUISE T ]he centuries-old scene of tearful, farewell embraces as families send their men to sea was played as the USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN drew in all lines on a warm,sunny San Diego morning. Friday, 05 September 1997 WESTPAC V7- ' 98 had begun. The first week ofourjourney was marked by good weather for the transit and participation in Texas Thunder exercise 97 near Hawaii. Crossing the Pacific, we followed Typhoon David; as we approached Japan, David became a tropical depression and we navigated the storm to arrive in Yokusuka, Japan for a brief port visit. Traveling south, weanchored in Hong Kong harbor tucked in the mountainous coast of China. From Kowloon to Victoria Peak, , weenjoyed the city ' s sights, well-known shopping and the fireworks i celebrating the ' ' reunification . The political and legal changes: beginning to occur as a result of the return of Hong Kong to the Communists were not observed by us. Rising tensions in the Persian Gulf region, including Iran, violating the no- fly zone, caused us to make best speed out of Hong . Kong. The new Sailor phones were quickly put to good use to help i calm the fears of families frightened by the media hype of the ' , situation. The entire crew pulled together to ensure a safe, fast paced transit. Passing through the Straits of Mallacca, the skies i were choked with smoke and burning embers from the jungle fires . in Malaysia. Although the visibility was only about a 100 yards,, through superb seamanship we maintained our speed and were moved to lead the Battle Group. Arriving in the Gulf of Oman, we first led the NIMITZ Battle Group then escorted the PELELIEU Amphibious Readiness Group through the Straits ofHormuz intoi the Persian Gulf We became the Tip of the Sword . It soon became evident that Saddam Hussein ' s unwillingnessi to cooperate with United Nations inspectors might escalate into a renewed conflict with Iraq. On station, missiles ready, green lighti f iHI r, .- . on and the TAO carryi ng the key, the fi re powei ofour ship was called toalert. The possibility of striking Iraqwith our TomahawkLand Attack Missiles became very real. Day after day, throughout the month ofNovem ber, we were prepared and at the ready to shoot shou Id a stri ke against Iraq be ordered. The order did not come. Breaking the at-sea routine, we enjoyed getting off t he ship in the cleanandprosperouscitiesofDubaiandJebelAliintheUnitedArab Emirates. During December, our VIP visitors included the Deputy Undersecreta ry of Defense, the Ch iefofNa va I Operations and Master Chief PettyOfficeroftheNavy.Theholidayscanbeadifficulttimebut, hundreds of packages, bringing literally a tasteofhome in the form of cookies and fudge, helped us celebrate Christmas in the Gulf. We completed our ' ' Southern Watch ' and headed south through the Indian Ocean, initiating our new shellbacks into the realm of King Neptuneas wecrossed theEquator. Theprom iseofa summer holiday in A ustra Ha was rea I izedand we werefortuna te to visi t both coasts of the LandDown Under . Our first port call to Fremantle and Perth during Australia Day celebrations enabled us to view the ' ' largest fi reworks d isplay in the Sou them Hem isphere . We then sa i led east to the unique city of Sydney with its ' landmaj k Opera House -for many, theh igh I igh t oftheenti re cru ise. Finally, we were going home, stopping only briefly in Hawaii to pick up our Tigers and our soon-to-be new Commanding Officer. During our six month deployment we traveled 32,995.5 miles and visited four different countries as we enforced the policies of our country. Young sailors,juniorofficers,as well as old salts continued the tradition of learning the variousaspectsof what it means to bea Sailor,OfficerorChiefintheUnitedStatesNavy. And so th iscru iseended, as theyalldo, with fathersholding their babies for the first time, tears of joy and tender kisses. Themen were welcomed back from the sea. Saturday, 28 February 1998 WESTPAC ' 97- ' 98 was over. THECKUISE 3 This is a Blue hose. Center right Picture from left to right ENFN Berger, ENFN Van why and ENFN Miranda remove freshwater hose to ship in preparation forgetting underway. PhotcibvENCEnigk l!!•• •MtI . tI•...lUU ?!K|ltU!!l!!!?| |llJ!J, arr.i ,:.w ▼GOODBYEIEMFNJenkinswatchesas shore power is removed knowing that it will be six months before he has to help reinstal 1 it to the ship. PhotobvEMCI. ' Wirulu, II Check f uel a 1 ign- nent.Lt Cook in Central ' ontrol Station prepares he engineering plant for etti ng underway. hotobvEMaSWlCulwell GMG2Goveruiid wife Luana USSN Flee, daughter Baileyand wife Erin BM;iWomaci ,wife Ta ma rra, da ugh ter Imaniandson Justice PHOTOBYFt lNOHE.K LT Hagen locker hoi dsson Peterand wife Amy holds daughter Elizabeth. USSLe OSSNl SSLakeChamplainCruisermenaepartealeavTng ifamitieswhichind SSN Frees newborn to Master Chief Ertzner ' s post teens. 4 THECRUISE Sayinggoodbye CALLTODUTY Cruisermen begin six month deployment On September 5, 1997 at 0950 the guided missile cruiser USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG57) took i n a 1 1 1 i nes f rom pier 7 at Naval Station, San Di- ego, California. It was a bright and sunny morn- ing as she set sail for the fifth time to the Western Pacificand Arabian Gulf. The ten month training cycle was complete, work- My steel guitar. EW2 Layton carries hisguitar onboard accompanied by his wife Mardee. Photo by EMCISWlCulwell iGolf ambassador. OSSN Poulton hangs on to his golfclubs while holding the door for OSSA Green. Photo by EMOSWlCulwell ups were done, and the POM period was over. It was time for The CHAMP and her Cruisermen to set sail forWESTPAC ' 97- ' 98. As the USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN an- swered her cal 1 to duty and backed away from the pier, many ere wmembers were re- membering tearful goodbyes. Along with exciting expectations, there were the mixed emotions that come from the reality that they were finally separating from their loved ones for six months. Tvvo way traffic. Crewmembers come and go during the last minutes prior to getting underway. PhntobyEMC(SW)Culwell THE CRUISE 5 Totallyuseless tidbits WESTPACwas...... 176 days long 26 weeks long 4,224 hours long 253,440 minutes long 15,206,400 seconds long r Moving intoanew home.TM3 Nguyen settles in for a six month stay. In addition to the 6 ' x 3 x 4 coffin loeker.enlistedweregiven a standup locker 3 ' x 18 to hang their uniforms. Combat Systems berthi ng alone has 102 racks in a 50 feet X 35 feet area. Photo by PH.3Beaird rWhat ' stheanswer?Shown cen- ter left and right GSM3Spencerand SM3Smith think hard as they take thieradvancement exams. E-5and E-6 advancement exams weregi veil Tuesday and Thursday of our first week underway. PhotobySTG2Lul ski r Pride. OSSN Poulton smiles proudl V as he shakes hands with RADMNathman.COMCARGRU 7, after receiving his award for being chosen as NIMITZ Battle Group Junior Sailor of the Month. Photo bvFC2Goodson SEPT6:UNREP jSepT: Begin WESTPAC LSN.SW.SDIEHLiransilJoaveSOCALOParea L.MRCopens lat2230:Sailor phone te.st sal. SEP8:( ' ommand indoctrinat K.ri I SEI ' 9: K : start.s;GMM2Francore-cnlisls; I I ' .NKKl ' w niVTA( ' .s;SmallarmsI- ' A.MFIHK|CnniMiciK ilhl ' SSSA( ' |{A. IKN ' IX . ■A,SWEX97-5 SEP 10: Commence Texas Thunder exercise;FCCS I)aMf(irth(|uali(ied KSWS 6 THE CRUISE ijfli: GETTING OUR SEA LEGS +8 Umfa SsEPT +9 VMor 08 SEPT +10 Whisky 10 SEPT +11 Xray 13 SEPT +12 Yankee 14 SEPT -12 MikeClSSEPlost) | -11 Lima 17 SEPT -10 Kilo 19 SEPT -9 India 20 SEPT -8 Hotel 26 SEPT -7 Gulf 28 SEPT -6 Foxtrot 06 OCT -5 Echo 08 OCT -4 Delta 11 OCT -3 Charlie 12 OCT Sa It water washdown. Wa- ter splashes over the fo ' c ' sle while we head for Japan thru Typhoon David. Swel Is reached as high as 12 feet. Photo by STG2Lutski Ican stillseeSanDiego. After lookout watch SN Augustin watches the sun rise in the east wishing he were watching instead the setting sun in the west. Theafter lookout is maintained24hoursadaymuchas it has been for centuries. Photo by ENCEnigk SEP 11: E-6 exam; ET2 Pa ] more re-en 1 ists; UNREPw SACRAMENTO SEP12: Rear Admiral Nathman visits has 1 unch awards ceremony SEP13:ASWEX 97-5continues SEP 14: Protestant Divineand Catholic Lay Services;UNREPw SACRAMENTO;Cross International Da teline 15SEP is lost SEP 16 Eight promoted initiated to CPO;War-at-Sea against CONSTELLATION BattleGroup THECRUISE iBiiiiilffiiii r Buddha at Kamakura ENS Ursery poses in the shadow of this Yokosuka landmark. PhotobyLTJG Jackson Lets go downtown Tokyo Most of the crew who got to go on liberty visited and shopped in Yokosuka, however, there were some who did get a chance to ride the train intoTokyoand thesur- rounding countryside, PhotobyLTJGOwk ▼■The latest in fashion. Th youth of Japan versusthematur Japan. PhntobvSTG2Lutski . Senior Chief Pie t ran ton i, cen- ter, gives parting ad vice to the Now Chiefsshown left from back tofront FCC Mcvey, FCC Works, FCC Hagan, FCC Pargas, FCC Herbert, DKC Cube, STGC Weber. Also new totheCPOcommunityOSCHenkle. Also shown EQCM Huber. PNC Nealv. BMCSlegelOSC Martin, GMCM Ertzner, BTCM O ' Banion. Gas for Sale. Gas stations were creatively hidden by landscapes Notice the price of gas is three times what it is in the United States. Photo by STG2LuLski SEP17:UNREP USSSACRA- MENTO;Liberty Policy brief given by Captain 8 THE CRUISE SEP 18:Seventh Fleet Inchop; I SEPlOrCommandersConfer- VERTREPwith USNSSAN JOSP:] enceonboardNIMITZ.DIVTACs Simulated Orange Force for WA.SEXl I SEP20:AirControl Period.EW exercises Dn U! ! L FirstPortVisit THECHAMPINJAPAN USSLAKECHAMPLAINCG-57ARRrVESINYOKOSUKA,JAPAN Dear Modi: Moored about 0930 yesterd Yokusuka, Japan. It was rainy first cleaned the ship for a port then all of us E-5 and below were work carryingon all the mail. Th mail since leaving San Diego was welcome -especially yourcookies Thanks, they were terrific, as alw Had to wait formy buddy togetba frvm dental to go on liberty tod a Some of the crew went to Tokyo but. we went to the Navy Exchange, bought souvenirs and then walkedawund in Yokusuka. I ' ll bet it ' s changed since Gramps was here during the occupation! YoM loViMg ion Typical tourist. FC2 Gallaglier was one of the lucky ones who got to see some of the sights like Kamakura Shi. Pholi, bv FC2 Cole SEP 21: 0926 Moored starboard side pier 9 Naval Station Yokosuka; working parties- first mailcall SEP 22: Dental: Duty Section 1 has the dut wh ile everyone else visits Japan; CPO ' s Hail and Farewell SEP 23: Underway from Japan; EM ATT exercise; Fort ressRaptorTL AM exercise. THECRUISE 9 lTearin upthe Skin EQCM(SW)John ' Como-Va ' Hubor plays the Congo with RMC(SW)SimononLeadGuitar.DC2(SWl Buckley on BassGuitar,GMG2(SW)Grover on drums and YN2 Grays on Sax. The band plavedduring underway replenishment w ith USSSACRAMENTO. J ■■Swingin ' .RMC(SW)NicSimononl.;iir guitar,withEQCM on percussion, RMS Ree on bass gui tar, GMG2(SW)Gover on drums with guest saxophone YN2 Grays, play on thefantail foraSteel Beachpicinic. Ph..lobvBTCM(SW)0 ' Banion - LISTEN NIMITZ. RMC(SW ) Simon, EQCM(SW SCW)Huber, YN2 Grays, FC2 Goodson and on drums GMG2(SW) Grover p av duringUNREPwithUSSNIMITZ. Throughout our tour to the West- ern Pacific and Persian Gulf THE LKC band played during replen- ishments at sea as well as at the serviceman center Dubai, U AE. Ph(.t ihyENrEni(;k SEP 24:Va]iant Blitz Exercise begins;LKG band playsduring Underway Replenishment with USS NIMITZ, SEP25:ValiantBlitzExerciseUSSNIMTZand INDEPENDENCE Battlegroups rendezvous. TF HECRUISE LUESREVUE SHSMallory GMG2(SW)Gover EQCM(SW SCW)Huber USSLAKECHAMPLAIN ' S BLUES REVUE BLUES REVUE was formed by RMC(SW) ELVIS SIMON at the beginning of the cruise, with the sole intent of providing some sort of entertainment outlet for the crew. I FELT THAT THIS WAS A SURE-THING TO BOOST MORALE ANDGIVETHECREWASHOTOF THE BLUES! The band played for t he Deputy Undersecretary ofDefense, several UNREPs, and showed the BATTLE GROUP where it is . Con- certs were performed in Dubai, UAE and Australia, showing the world the NAVysothertalentsandexposingthem toAmerica ' soldestmusicalculture...the BLUES. STGKSW) Wallace RMC(SW)Simon Sp]P 26: Awards ceremony; Retard clocks -8 HOTEL; UNREP and ImhtlinetransferwithUSSKINKAID SEP 27: BattlegroupReplenishmentatSeaand Vertical Replenish- ment with USS SACRAMENTO; Small Arms qualification THECRUISE 11 r r N ight and da v. Hong Kong har- bor was filled witn ships being un- loaded by barge. Even with com- munism, Hong Kong isst ill a grow- ing city. Photo bvYNCHessler r Lights , action . Hong Kong buildings displayed light shows in celebratingthe reunification with China. Traditional Hong Kong charm. A typical market in Hont; Kong crowded with vendors sell- ing fresh, sometimes exotic food, watch repairmenand bustling shoppers- amazingsights, sounds and smells for the visitor hoping tu experience a part of Chinese cul- ture. PhotobyEMFN Jenkins . . This will look great in my li ing room. FCUSWi River- shown left and STGC(SW)Webei explore the maze of tourist shops and boutiques located throughoui Hong Kong. PhotobvFCliHWlMitchell r Liberty! Liberty! Local boat continuously ferriedSailorstheha 1 1 hour between thc.Shipanchored ii the harbor and downtown at th Servicemens Center. From ther ' they couldconnect with hydrofoi 1 to theother islands, take the trad i tionalStarPerry toKowloonor n taxi to Kowloon via the newly opened tunnel. Many of the crew rode double decker buses and the subway to travel around the island of Hong Kong. Photo bvFCHSWlMitchell ItsbeenaKowloonday. Crew return from visilingandshoppint; in Hong Kong, Kowloon,Stim ley and many other areas in and around Hong Kong Island. Photo by FCl(SW)Mitchell SEPT 28: Anchor Buoy A-49at 0720 Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong, China SEPT 29: Paint School, as part of COMREL Project SEPT 30:RA1N!!!; Liberty in Hong Kong, China 12 Ml i; CRUISE DIPLOMATICVISIT THE CHAMP IN RED CHINA USSLAKECHAMPLAINCG-57 ARRIVES INHONG KONG, CHINA UcarMoniandDatl. Havingagreat time in Hong Kong. Took a trip to the topofVictoria Peak afterit stopped rain ingand enjoyed the view of the city - lookingdown on the skyscrapers. Walked through downtown humping elbows with hundredsof people and feeling tall - passed through the food markets -seemedstrange to see people select theirdinner from baskets of fresh fish, live eels and caged chickens. Tried some rrjast dog- just kidding! My buddy and I took a double-deckerbustoStanleyon theotherside of the island. Everyone went to Kawloon for shopping forcameras, silk clothes. pirated .•software, video and electronic equipment. You reexpected tohagglewith themcr- chants for the best price which is rarelybetterthan at home, but it was, great entertainment. You ' d love it , Mom! I bySTG3Estabrooks. nt many offerings being given to Buddha l-landof Lantua ' A helping hand. FCl Notzon spendssomeofhis liberty helping to paint and refurbish a building for an international Christian school. The Navy ' s Community Relations Program provides Sailors the op- port unity to help others in need. ' People. Walking the streets of Hong Kong FCl Mitchell captures in this photo the difficulty of walk- ing through the crowds. Even though Hong Kong had been turned overtoChinaearlierin theyear, it still remains a capitalist enclave. One China, two svstenis. JCT llLiberty in Hong Kong, China OCT 2: Depart at 0923 Hong Kong. Bl ue Jacket Sail or of the Quarter board held OCT 3:Commence transit to Straits of Malacca, not Singapore:UNREP with USSSACRAMENTO; ,5 ' CWISPACFIRE THE CRUISE 13  m!.. ' . I. - B Station 4showstheirbrawn by pulling on theinhaul line. Thefuel probemust be pulled in manually. Station 8 line handlers takea break while receiving fuel. Re- fueling operations typically take up to three hours from start to finish. Photo by HM.-iScholz The span wire connects USS SACRAMENTO with USS LAKKCHAMPLAIN.Withless than 200 feet .separating the two ships, the Venturi Effectcau.sos largeswellstodevelopandtend. ' to draw both ships dangerously together. PholobyliillKn.Kk r How toget r idof HAZMAT? BM2Livengoodand BMCSIcgil prepare a pallet of hazardcjus material to be sent to the USS SACRAMENTOfordisposal. PholobyEMr ' SWirulwc-ll WESTPAC ' 97- ' 98TRIVIA 2. 75 pal lets of ship ' s store merchandise. 3. 109 pal lets of various food products and dry goods. 4. 6,328 parts valued at over $2,500,000. 5. Sent 122 parts to other ships. 6. Received 5,118,128gallonsofF-76 fuel. 7. Receivedl,198,017gallonsofJP-5fuel. LAKECHAMPLAINwaitsinlifeguardstationasSACRAMENTO refuelsand replenishes FORD OCT 4: Senior Sailor Of The Quarter Board OCT 5:2.5 hourtran.sit thru the smoke filled Si raits of Malacca cau.sed by brush fires in Malaysia OCT6:BaUlegroupUNREPwithUSS SACRAMENTO, USNSYUKON.USNS PECOS; Retard Clock -6 FOXTROT OCT 7:PlaneGuard;CDR ' ! Conference onboard USS NIMITZ;CIWSPACFIRE 14THECRU1SE mMk ' i NINETEENTIMES UNDER WA Y REPLENISHMENT FUEL, PARTS, FOOD RECEIVED; HAZMAT REMOVED F Refuel ing at sea( R AS). The CHAMP receives fuel from the USS Sacramento. il.,hvI ' H:iBiMirir r Measure the Distance. Crewmembers take in on messenger line to hook up span wire from control ship. Once thespan wire isacrossand attached to theCHAMP, the refueling probe is sent along the cable to be seated intooneof four of theCHAMP ' s refueling stations. PhritnbyHMSSch.jlz «• 1— i dl - ' ill ' 11 f. i ■- t H - l l K 1 .i( _ 1: my i ' jw m Kr l -M ■pfl Hi iifL, ri ft i ' b I ■V  ' r i l ' Receiving fuel at Station 4. Crewmembers monitor the progress of refuel ing operations to avoid fuel spills. PhotobvHMaSfholz Captain Dobrydney keepsa care- ful watch over the ship ' s movement. He coordinates operations in LKC ' s Central Control Station, aboard the refuelingship, and at LKCs refuel ing stations. PhotobvHM.-SScholz OCT 8:Set weapons posture H; Small arms familiarization fire; Retardclocks-5ECHO;MS3Catangui ' s wife Miria gives birth to son Roger Catangui Jr.; 50cal machinegun FAMFIRE OCT 9:UNREP VERTREP with USS SACRAMENTO; INCH0P5th Fleet; AA W detect to engage exercise. OCT10:CIWSPACFIREand small armsqualifications;TLAM exercise;JAMEX TlIECKL ' l.SKl. g m!.. . - : USSNIMITZ Battle Group L eading the way! The nuclear-powered carrier, USSNIMITZ( CVN- 581. makes her way through theWestern Pacific and Arabian Gulf. The 5,000 cremember ship is from Bremerton, WA. but will change homeport to Norfolk. V A. at the end of this deployment. PhotobvFlKSWI.Mitchell --! r«5?% fe!j. .A-NIMITZBattleGroupundtr- way replenishment. USSFOKD ' FFC; .54 1 along side USS SACRA- MENTO (AOE-1) with USS KINKAID(DDG965)forging ahead after receiving fuel. The FORDand SACRAMENTO are homeported in Everett, Washington; while KINKAID is homeported in San Diego. Photo by Fa(SW)Mitchell r The Golden Bear in action. Sailors onboard USS SACRA- MENTO! AOE-1) keepa sharp look- out during UNREPs. The USS SACRAMENTOservedasthemain replenishmentshipfortheNIMITZ BattleGroup. Photo by FCl(SW)Mitchfll HISPANICHeritage CELEBRATED Save some lor mel OSSN Cobos and SK ' Z Buenrostro cut the Hispanic Heritage Celebration cake as Captain Dobrydneyand EWC(SW)Apodacalookon. Eight hispanic countries including Mexicoand the Dominican Republicare represented on the CHAMP. l hnt,,hvI.T.r( ' ,W,ill..n Enjoying the meal. FC2 Morales and FC3 Cook join FC2 Newlun for the Hispanic Heritage Meal. Great Mexican food like tacos and enchiladas were on the menu. PhotobvLTJGWalton .MS:t.James, EN. ' J Ruiz, and EM3Sordia Bustamantes serve ( )S,SN Cobos Spanish style rice, refricd beans and burritos. i ' li,.t,.l,vLT.K!WiilU n OCT 11: TransitStraiisof Hormuz.queriedby Iranian Naval Forces7times;SailorsoftheQuarterRMl Ward, ET2 Tauzer, a nd GSEFN Unciano selected. OCT 12: Arrive Persian Gulf, Anchor at 1256 offthecoast of Bahrain;Commence receiving tax free income; Retard Clocks -.3 CHARLIE OCT 13: Celibiate Hispanic Month with special evening meal; Blues Re VI playonfantail. IGthecrlise EXP EDITION EXCURSIO N The CHAMP arrives in the Persian Gulf Totally Useless tidbits II Longest underway period-32 days shortest underway period-5 days Average underway time between ports was 14.1 lays Shortest inport period-Hawaii-l d Longest inport period 5 days Total of inport periods 32 days . Navy ' s 222nd Birthday celebration party on the Fantail. FCl Notzon.theoldest memberand SN Augustin, the youngest member on board cut the birthday cake. MSl Quesnel made the cake!! OCT 14: Underway at 0935 from anchorage; ' 4 UNREP with USS SACRAMENTO; Desert Duck Jdrops by; Navy Birthday party on fantail OCT15:57CIWS smallarmslivefireexercise;A C plants running at maximum capacity; Plane Guard OCT 16: Vidaurri capped to SMI; Shotgun qualifications; start of arounc the clock Help flight operations thecrl:ise 1, ttnimm ' tiw- ' ' ■- ' — S!! On e day out of 120 0030 Launch Red Stinger 0315 Recover Red Stinger Hot Pump crew swap 0400 Launch Red Stinger 0600 Recover Red Stinger Shut down 0815 Log HelolDesert Duck) picks up mail 0845VERTREP 1515 Desert Duck drops off mail 1800 Launch Red Stinger 2100 Recover Red Stinger Hot Pump swap crew 2130 Launch Red Stinger 0030 Recover Red Stinger ,A.You got the Hot Seat .I ' lh.l i l Chapman is relieved hy LCDR Jaeger duri ng a briefstopover. To sustain the needed flight operations the pilots turned over every 3.5 hours of flight time. PhotobyEMn.SW)CulweU Moving Fast. Seaman Strom re- moves chocks and chains prior to Red Stinger 108 taking to theair.Thechocks and chains requirequick removal since the helo is now fully up to speed and ready to liftoff. PhotnbvKMnSWlCulwell r Look Mom, see what I do a 11 day. .Sraiiian Strom refuels Red St 1 ngerdui- i 11 . a stop over bet ween opci ' .i lions. Red St ingerlOHandhersister helo 109 were refueled on average 4 times a day and couldcarry. ' }97gallons(4000lhs)ofJP-5 OCT 17:Cruisebook Editor-in-Chiefsbirthday; Hoi iday routine;HT2 Christopher, FC2 Murphy, HT3Fimbresand HM3ScholzqualifyESWS 0CT18:FASwith .SACRAMI :NTO;enrouteto escort PELILIEU ARC OCT 19: Transit Straits of Hormuz .south. querie times by Iran; Protestant Divine Service: Cat hoi icl Reader Service; Ice Cream Social; 18T11ECRUISL te5FLIGHT0PERATIQNS t LIGHTQUARTERS HSL-49CONDUCTS FLIGHTOPERATIONS IN SUPPORTOFSOUTHERN WATCH SN Strom makes the connec- tion. Red Stinger 109 receives used pal lets and cargo net ting for transfer back to USNSSIRUS at the completion of a VERTREP. ▼■The air team. GSMFN Bogosian refuel, DC2 Buckley silver suit, SN Camagong flight director,BM2Blasmo comms,SN WillianissupportandSN Grupillion eyeware fashion. Photo bvEMCISWlCulv PIvlohvEMOSWiriilweil L x i s 1 i .A.Take a break. SN Grupillion, DC2 Buckley, SN Wil Hams, and SN Camagong pause during incoming flights. Pholf.bvEMa.SWICulwell J JCT20:Transit St raits of Hormuz north escorting Amphibious Jleady Group USS PELILIEU; New Lieutenants selected: LT Cook, LT Peneve, LT Jackson, LT A very, LT Boran, LT Nelson and LT Dud ley OCT 21: Rendezvous! OCT 22:VERTREPUSNSSIRIUS;OSSNPoulton withUSSNIMITZ I selected NIMITZBattleGroupJuniorSailorof I theMonth; Desert Duck; E-Mail begins TI1ECRUISE19 i n : iMHim FLIGHTREADINESS: REFUELING,PRACTICEANDMAINTENANCE ▼■Helicopter In Flight Refueling(HIFR I. Red StingerlOS receives .JP-5t ' uel while in flight. I ' liMininMRl ' SWliav TheCHAMFS WESTPAC ' 97- ' 98TRIVIA SCORPIONS 1 1 .10000 25000 . 20000 . 15000 . 10000 5000 - J HFueluesd in gallons | 1 ■■III 1 Ml, I 1 1 1 1 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb LOG 200 FLIGHTS DURING WESTPAC ' 97- ' 98 1. 134,948 GALLONS OF JP-5 FUEL USED. 2. 433 Times the word was passed FLIGHT QUARTERS FLIGHT QUARTERS ALL DESIGNATED PERSON- NEL MAN YOUR FLIGHT QUARTER STATIONS. ALL HANDS NOT INVOLVED IN FLIGHT QUARTERS STAND CLEAR AFT OF FRAME 260. NO WEARING OF HEADGEAR ON ANY WEATHER DECKS. HOLD ALL TRASH ON STATION. FLIGHT QUARTERS 3. MISSION HOURS 538.9. 4. MAINTENANCE MANHOURS 9673.5 5. ITEMS PROCESSED: 3190 MAINTENANCE ACTIONS 6. 12 CRASH AND SMASH DRILLS 7. 345.5 HOURS AT FLIGHT QUARTERS .▲.Take in the hose SN Jeter. SN Camagong, DC3 Ward and SN Kenebrew handle the HIFR hose while BM2 Blasmo ensures safety. PhotobyMRKSWiDay PHelo crash! Crash and Rescue team conduct a pi lot rescue during adownedhelicopterdriil.Twodrills a month keep the team alert and ready. Photo bv EMC(SW) Culwell OCT23:PlaneGuard; I OCT 24:AD2 Welton reenlists;continuoaround thoclock hclo I OCT25:UNREPwithUSNSTIPPErANO: I operations I Planc( ' iuard;Newbarhorshopscheduling 20tuecrui.se Looking for bugs vvhdt do vou think I ' m looking For? ADAN Aiian Burlington inspects Red Stinger ' s 2 engine intake. Over 9000 manhours were spent insuring tliat the t vo hehcopters were re.idv to Checking stabilator for play. AECSI AW I Jeff Ward per- forms preflight checks to ensure safe and reliable helicopters for missions in support of Southern Watch. As senior maintenance technician he insured the 1009f mission accomplishment rate for HSL 49. PliotobyBTCMiSWIO ' Banion Serious Business. A W2 Rick Holt careful lycleansa spindle. I ' hnlnin FC-Jllnodson VGota crack ' ? RTV it. ATAN Nafarretellappliessealanttoan ESM cowling. Salt air was very corrosiveandajointofany typehad tobesealedtoextend thelifeof the helicopter--and pilots. Photo by EMOSWICulwell Do you see it? ADUAW) Castillo and AZ2(AW SW) Ortega are in- specting a spindle for proper part number. Over 3100 items were processed, and each one had to be exactly the right part. I ' hoto hv FMC ' SWl CuKvi-M . Whist lewhileyou wash.Seor- pions clean Red Stinger. Every Saturday morning.youstayed clear of the flight deck if you wanted to stay dry. Photo bv AECSI . W 1 Ward JCT 26: Functional check flight test of rlelicopter RedStinger 109; NAG ops with JSSNIMITZ OCT 27:ChaplainMensah visits: OCT 28:Hel icopter recovery shutdown crash and smash dri 11 THE CRUISE 21 Engineering Life Begins Below The Waterline TheCHAMPS WESTPAC ' 97- ' 98TRIVIA 1. 32,955.5 MILES TRAVELED 2. 5,048,187 GALLONS OF FUEL 3. 30,412,800 MILLION SHAFT TURNS 4. 1,684,520 GALLONS OF WATER MADE IN GALLONS 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB □ WATER DISTILLED □ WATER USED □ FUEL USED r GSE2 Dowdy shifts bleed air to remote on the local control panel I ' oi number three gas turbine generator. PhntobyFCliSWIMitchell r Engineroom monitor FN Roa takes readings on number two Gas Turbine Generator. Three (2,500KW)GasTurbineGenera- tors could provideenough electricity fora small town of 10.000 people. PhntnbyFCKSWIMitchell rr GSM3 Cazares is closely watched by Engineering Training Team MemberGSEl Lawrence as he starts lA GTM Gas TurbineSpecia lists Electrical and Mechanical worked together to main tain four propulsion gas turbine engines. Photo bvFCl(SW)Mitchell G.SMl Norris. front, reviews procedures at theFuel Control Console. DCl Jefferson at the Da mageControl Console monitors for fires and flooding with assistance of . sou nding security watch DCFN Pendley. Phi.tnhvPH:ili.;.irrJ EOOW (lemonstratesstandinga proper watch. Chief Engineer LCDR Bi I lie.s main tains total plant control by stay ingalert and ready to respond to an v casua 1 1 y. (Hope- ful ly he has good PACC EPCC operators ). The EOOW is overa 1 1 responsible for the engineering plant while underway. Plll.lnbs l- ' C ' I.SWiMlUll.ll OCT 29:Field Day Wednesday; Rooftop Exercise OCT 30: Desert Duck T-shirts on sale $10; PAX tran.sfer from USSNIMITZ OCT 31: Halloween canceled; OSSNPoulton .selected NIMITZBattlegroup ' s.JuniorSailoroftheMonlh 22TllK(:RLji.SE ' 2Pughlcenter)demonstratesthereplacingofthestatorfornuniberoneOilyWaterSeparatorPumpto vI3 Miranda, FN Coke,andEN3(SW) Walker ( A Gang) itobvFCllSWiMitchi-ll It takes more than line han- dlers to prepare the ship for en ter- i ng port. HTFN Gray dons protec- tive gear prior to hooking up CHT discharge hoses. While in the Gulf, trucks were used to transport CHT todisposal facilities. PhotobyEMOSWlCulwell ' EMFN Diaz Cortes prepares to sign a safety tag after perform i ng an electrical safety check on equip- ment he is checking out to HTFN Gray. EM2 Antig ensures correct procedures are followed. PhotobyEMOSWlCulwell 4EM2 An tig prepares dress ship lights. Dress ship lights were instal led in Hong Kong, Jebel AH, Perth, and Sydney. Photo by EMaSW)CulwelI jSEC Amposta mans the repulsion AuxillariesControl onsoleandfollowsengineering iperating procedures to place al 1 bur main engines in to operation or a full power run. Three other ■ACC operators a 1 lowed for four ection rotation underway. ' hotobyCP3B aird h: -Twrsj p r ■J I ,•■.. ' , ♦, ' y J GSM3 Spencer receives instruc- tion from ENl(SW)Chalue on how to operater the Electric PlantControl Console. Photo bvCP.-JBeaird iw 1: OSl Bolton reenlists; VERTREP w USNS l PECANOE; Desert Duck Hit; Promotion of I ' SHowell passingofthe BULL; Bingo night NOV 2:ProtestantDivineServices; Catholic Lay Reader services; Steel Beach picnic, LKC Blues Band in Concert NOV 3: Advance clocks -4DELTA; Moor at 1000 Dubai, United Arab Emerites THE CRUISE 23 da ss PACE ,A.Multi-talentedGMM2Colereadsaletter and viewshis pace coursesimultaneously. AG3 Morgan, FC2 Crise and SN Bass work on pace courses. Several courses such as Algebra II I and Economics wereoffered. CRUISERMEN RELAX ATSEA r Bring the ace up Boats! BMl Hunt enjoys relaxing with agameof ' solitaire in the Deck Office. After hours, computers could be used to unwind after a long day of work. Picture by PH.3 Beaird r TM2(SW)Parsonsenjoysa relaxing game of Freecel 1 on a computer in the LMRC crew : training Room.The Learning Multi-Media Recreational Center, created by theChaplain.l. Choi, was an instant successon deployment. Pictun-hvPH.iBcaird .▲.How many bookscloyou have?().S.{ Franklin.SHa Lyons, 1C2(SW) By num.and HT3(.SW I Fimbresplay a friendly gamcof Spades on the mess decks. FC2( SW ) Branch SH3 Beebe, DC2 Reynolds and MS2 Edwards handletheivory with ICKSWiBrown lookingon. PhiilobyFC2f;o )d.sori ►FC2fSW) Branch, FC2 Brown and NCI Sierra pass the time play i ng domi nos. Ph(ptnhyFr2(;fK)dson NOV 4:Liberty in Dubai continues, working party foronloading fresh fruitsand vegatables NOV 5; Liberty call logo to theOoldSuk, Elect r()nicSuk,sand ski ing,servicemen center NOV 6:Liberty call don ' t bring back iten- fromYugoslavia,Iran,Iraq.Libya,NorthKoi CubaorHaiti 24THECRUISE BLUE WATER LIBERTY DC2BUCKLEY BINGONIGHTS TOPTHEENTERTAINMENTVENUE It was fun entertaining for the crew and boosted moral. I just wanted people to have a good time. Rock On! 4k DC2(SW) Buckley J A- 1 hese are not your regular nachos. Ih new enjoys plenty of nachos while ila ingaroundof Bingo. Food, fun, and I! i .s werealwaystherightcombination for niuht of Bingo. ■. FCli.SWiMitcheil f -ROCK ON! Disco Buck a.k.a. DC2(SW i [Buckley hostsTheCHAMP ' sBingonights. PO Buckley has faithfully hosted Bingo for I lis en tire five year tour. I Halloweenwouldn ' tbethesame vithout Bingo. The crew sits in an ticipatioi ' f the ne.xt Bingo number. Candy and Itereo ' s were a few of the prizes winners deceived in addition to cash money. IfholohvFCHSWlMitchel ' jTOV 7: Liberty Call Shopuntilyoudrop, ' [•emember Christmas is near. ; CO XO lunch ■mHMS NOTTINGHAM NOV 8:Underway at 0848 from Dubai.UAE, Retard clocks -3CHARLIE NOV 9:C0 ' s mast, Protestant Divine Service, CatholicLaj ' Reader Service THE CRUISE 25 LIBERTYATSEA LTJG Denevebusesthetraysduring the Junior Officers Nacho Night . Junior Officers performed various tasks including cooking, servingand cleaning. PhotobvEMCISWICulwell LTJG Jaramillo and LTJG Skarin serve pizza to the crew preceding the nights JO Nacho Night and Bingo Extravaganza. PhotobyEMCi.SWICulwc-ll J.O. NIGHT jPjf jr G.SM:i Seder en jdvs his meal whiK ENS ; hcna cleans the tables. ' ' Photo by 1 ' ;M( ' ISW )Cii hv ,■1 1 n MAdSW iKickcm takes time from hisduti( catching thieves to catch some fish. Photo by FCKS W) Mitchcl 1 26THECRUISE m STEEL r BEACH jhCMi SW ) Ertzner teaches PNC( SW ) Nealy how to flip burgers.and M ilni;s during the CPO sponsored Steel Beach Picnic. ubvFCllSWiMitchell RC(SW)BrilvitchimitatesJohnBelushi,whiletherest ofthecrew ves themselves durinfr a steel beach cook-out. obvFCKSW ' .Mitch. ' ll ' JGSk;irinr..,,M.,u,-,,i,.-,Mihi-(;anirlins liiildm hrhinda book while I ler crew members enjoy tood trom theSteel Beach Picnic. Barbecues theaft missile deck allowed the crew to eat and enjoy the sunshine. hv FCKSW) Mitchell A Itemati ues DCl(SW)Jefferson,GMG2Sanchez,andSH3Steeletaketime-out for bible study in Sonar Room 1. Photo by FCKSWIMitchell ' r ■f 4 Rumor Central The 03 level amidships wasalwaysa popular place to take a break and spread the latest gossip. Photo bv EMC SW I Cul well Wow, real ice cream! The crew enjoys ice cream on the messdecks. The ice cream nightsal lowed the crew toget togetherand social ize over a few sundaes. PhotobvFCKSWiMicthell THE CRUISE 27 amM Kuaa ma .1 r OM Operations Tracking the World TheCHAMPS WESTPAC ' 97- ' 98TRIVIA 1. 1324 sui face contacts tracked and identified 2. 1832 hours of fixed and rotary wing air control 3. 9 dozen black ink pens, 15 dozen grease pen- cils, 8015 moboards, 75 highlighters and 360 2 pencils 4. 850Gallons of paint 5. 16,089 Messages sent and 23,476 received 6. Average hoursonwatch(not including GQ, Nav and Sea and Anchor ) :1647 --OS ' E-6 and below , 1276.8 -E-7 and above Caught with hands inside the cookiejar.EW3HillandEW2 Lay ton conduct maintenance on SLQ-32. This equipment is vital to the ships abil ity to conduct electronic warfare. PhntobvFriiSWiMitchell r Behind the green door. RM2 Harge peers through the old Radio door. During deployment the door was given a facelift by artist RMaSW) NIKATNIGHr ' Simon. Ph.,t.iby.STG2Lut,ski ►►. Sea and Anchor in CIC. 0S3 John.son, 0S2ISW) Leupold, and OSC(SW) Henkle track the ship ' s movement duri ng restricted maneu- vering. Photo by FCKS W ) M i tchel 1 Taking time tostudyESWS. J [ BM3 Sheehan studies in the b J% 1 M Attention to detail. Seani;ii deck office. Petty Officer f§ Bkx ' Camagong meticulously clean Sheehan was one of many T ' iA ' S. Jr (|uarterdeck matting. This dcdi shipmatesthatearnedthier ff A c i HNi cation ensures that the CH A. M 1 En listed Surface Warfare Pins - H H Tyi alwayslookssharp. duringthisdeplovment. I Ki ' % 4 H l h,.iiib.vEMa.SW)CulweM Pb-l..b%PII:i(i -;,,r.l ' ' TlM 5 flikJ NOV 10:On station, mi.ssileson green light.TAO with key; TLAM exercise NOV ll:missilesstill ongreen ight NOV 12:( ' ommonce Egress training; 28THECRLMSE nra Ready to work. Members of First Division gat her on the star- board quarterdeck. BMl Hunt, BM2 Blosmo, SN Strom. BMl Rodesk v, BM2 Womack. BM3 Ramsingh.SN Williams, SN Kenebrew, BM3 Mickens,BM3Smith. PhotnbyFCllSW)Mitchell r SN Romeroappliesafreshcoat ofpaintinpreperationforanadmi- ralsvisit. Photobv EMClSWjCulwell ■  i l i etr ' ii - HBlIk ■H ISN Stromtakes inventorof Deck ' s tools. Thousands of doll ers were spent on various tools so some one was assigned to keep track of tools on a daily basis. Photobv EMOSWiCulwell PERFECT FIT.SN GrupiUion applies touch up paint to the Con- stant Tension Winch. This gear al lows The CHAMP to quickly de- ploy it ' s Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat. Phot,ib.vFCl(.SW)Mitchfll jcanning the horizon BM3 heehan stands lookout on the ift missile deck. Lookouts are ■■till vital to maintainingthe ;afety of the crew and the ship. ' HotubyFCHSWlMitchell .566 feet to go. BM3 Smith rolls on some fresh deck wash. Photobv FCHSWlMitchell )V 13: UNREPand VERTREP with USS CRAMENT0;STG1 Roberts, FC2McKelvey, I BM3 Womack newe.st ESWS NOV 14:British media visitstheCHAMP NO V 15: Desert Duck drops by; THECKUISE29 M Members of the infamous E-5 and below grocery bagging crew (left to right) strike all of the stores below under the direct ion of the Supply Department: GSM3Pritchett,GMCM(SWiErtzner.SHlFrierson, SH3 Mai lory and ENS Abena. PhotobyEMC(SW)CuIwell rACH-46fromtheUSNSSIRIUShoversoverdeek as itdropsanot her pallet of stores. The ship typically Vertically replenished si multanously on the Fo ' c ' sle and Flight Deck. Phuto bv GMCM(S W i Ertzner ANATOMYOFAVERTREP:Ge«m Grocenesa Se( l.CH-46 Approaches 2. CH-460verDeck 3. CH-46 Releases Load 4.CH-46Away Nov 16: ETlMehlhaff receives ESWSpin before t ransfering also transferingLTJGRing,FCC(SW) Martin. OSl Bollon,FC2 Morrow, MS3Vicencio.MS3 Celeste, and RM. ' ri Taylor NOV 17:GMG2(SW) Irons Reenlisls, Commanders Conference onboard LKSS N IM ITZ; UNREP w SACRAM ENTO NOV 18:YNC Hesslerreenl ( !apta i n s hi rt hday; Ready St ri k Platform; Low slow f Iyer excrci 30THK( ' Kr].SK kiaBPtnnaa VERJtCALREP .ENISMENT TheCHAMFS WESTPACW- ' SSTRIVIA The key to maintaining sustained combat operations in the Arabian Gulf is to keep the gas and groceries flowing to the afloat units on station. The US Navy accomplished this with a fleet of CH-46 cargo helicopters on replenishment ships, SH-60 Seahawks attached to each unit, and SH-3 Desert Ducks from shore detachments in Bahrain. A typical VERTREP included both fo ' c ' sle and flight deck crews manned with an E-5 and below working party on the midships quarterdeck striking 40-50 pallets of stores below. All of this is done under careful supervision of the Supply Officer LCDR Port, Supply Division Officers LTJG Walton and ENS Abena, and Chief Petty Officers MSC(SW) Barton and SKC(SW) Burns, who meticulously in- ventory the receipts. Redstingerhasanewbaby! Inaddition to performing Anti- Surface and Ant i-Submarine warfare duties. Red stinger ho vers over the Flight Deck with a pallet of stores, demonstrating the true versatility oftheSH-60B helicopter. Photo bv EMC(SW)Culwel 1 Hightdeck Break down 6. The Human Chain 7. Strikedown Stores 8. Retrograde Away 1 ' ' i PV19:57CIWSPACFIRE, NOV 20:VERTREP with USNSSPICA; Post Off ice now offering Christ mas stamps NOV 21:Midships quarterdeck secured due to PRC work; Ready Strike Platform: TL AM exercise THE CRUISE 31 UUtecViiKl iJjt Combat Systems MuIti-Mission,Multi-CapabIe TheCHAMFS WESTPAC ' 97 - ' 98 TRIVA 1. Expended 3200 manhours on repairs 2. Expended 120 rounds BMLT for PACFires 3. Expended zero missiles rSILENT WATCH.AnotherdavendsintheArabianGulfasthe Mount 21 CIWS mount quietly stands watch. LAKE CHAMPLAIN maintainedall weaponsin theirhigheststateof readiness. Photub.vFC2Cr: FC2 Phi Hips replaces the train seal on Numbers illuminator. Emergent repairs normally done by outside technical assets were routinely performed by ship ' s force to maintain the ship ' s high state of readiness. PhotobyFCllSWiMitchell rr Batteries Release, Mount 51...bore cl ear, f i ve rounds expended, noapparent casualties! Thegun crews hone their skills and e va 1 uate the readiness of the guns through one of many Pre- action Calibration fires. Photo by PH. ' SBeaird t 23 h 3| Ite ilS ICl Brown and ICl Fletcher run the sound board as CEfa.k.a. Crews Entertainment ) Division puts on another great afternoon iifmusicduringoneofmanySteel Beach Picnics. A proud man and his I ' ish. TM2 Parsonsstandsin theMK 46tor- pcdo Magazine during a shift of weapons postures. MK46 torpe- does serveas the primary weapon forclose-in urgentsubmarine tack PhotobyTM.TNRiiyon NOV 22: Log Helo Duck Avoidance, Link Confer- ence with USSNIMITZ NOV 23:ProtestantDi vino Service, Catholic Lay Service, Plane Guard, Supply Depart mentselccted by COMMA VSURFPACasFY97TopFinancialPerformer;PlaneC.uard 32THECKLLSE r Ready, aim, fire! GMGl Smith aetsasRangeOfficerasOSS nkl in and FCC Herbert fire at their respective target sheets during an quals on the flight deck. Each Crew member (except engineers who 3one in thier right mind wouldgivea gun to) had to qualify for the 9nim le to the .45 caliber being phased out. otubvFC ' liSWiMitchell If it is broke, fix it! FC2Coleand FC2 Goodson affect repairs to the AEGIS Display System RD-358A Data Recorder. Theshipconstantly recorded data on signi f i cant tactica 1 events. Ph(.t..byFCllSWlMitchell Hey PN2j got a bar of soap? Del uged but in good spirits. GMG2 Lewisand PN2Grissett spend one ofmany.SOcaliber watches in a rare Gulf squall. Possibility of small craft attack meantall of the .50 caliber and 25mm stations were manned around the clock. PhotobvFCllSWiMitchell Navigation is in three di- mensions. STG2 Orlando mans the fathometer plot during one of 23 sea details. Shoal water areas in the Gulf demanded attention to ship ' s draft as much as staying on course. PhotybvFC ' llSWiMilchell . lAfter action clean-up in progress. GMG3SpellerandGMG2 Gover perform PMS and buff up Mount 52. For every round ex- pended, hours of pre-f ire and post- fire maintenance were required. PhotobyFCKSWlMitchell GMG2 Irons gives Mount 52 a coat of grease as part of his weekly PMS. Phiitu by GMCM(SW I Ertzner Set Hero Condition One. ' CaSW ) Paule, FC2 Lefler. and ' C3GriffinuploadMount21. Due 3 the rapid fire of CI WS, uploads nd downloads were common oc- urrences before and after ■ACFIREs. hotobvFC2Crise STG3 Yatesgi ves a thumbs up to another action packed watch of listening to noisy merchants and interesting biologies. As wel 1 as orchestrating the air and surface pictures, CIC also monitored our submerged friends and foes. PhotobyFCKSWlMitchell •V 24:UNREP with USS SACRAMENTO, After UNREP CO ares Holiday Routine NOV 25:CounterTargeting exercise; Operations with USS GEORGE WASHINGTON NOV 26:Fieldday,5 CIWSPacFire, The Enemy is listening! . THE CRUISE 33 y a CRUISERMAN CAFE , FC3 Hardy dishes the peaches as part of his FSA duties. Food service attendants were in high demand to supplement the meal preparations. pi,. ., k.-iK ' X Womack The CHAMP ' S WESTPAC ' 97 - ' 98 TRIVIA 12,211 SLICES OF PIZZA 6,100 POUNDS OF SPAGHETTI 60,000 (SLIDERS) HAMBURGER. 312,000 PIECES OF CHICKEN 120,435 CHICKEN NUGGETS MS3 James opens a 10 tin can for todays soup of the day. ' F MSS Tooks cooks hamburgers for slider ' day. Hamburgers were served every Wednesday. The days to go were counted by how many slider days were left. rh.it.i ' iu o.ssN w , MS1 Quesnel decorates the a. FN Tate and SN Rios serve meat loaf.chicken. rice, potatoes. Half Way cake. MSKSW) and spinach to customers of the Cruiserman Cafe. MSC(SW) Bart Quesnel wastheofficial cakedeco- developed numerous menus to keep the crew provided with a va rator for The CHAMP. of foods I ' hoto by FCKSW) Mitchell ph„t„ by OSSN Womack n NOV 27: Thank.sgiving dinner, Reenlistmenl ofGSE2fSW)Lusung NOV 28: MS:j Tiongco and FC3 Reeves newest ESW.S Sailors, NOV 29: Deputy Secretary of Defensi John Hamre and wife visits 34 THKCIUISE OOOH that Smell!! MS3(SW) Catanguia.k.a. midnight baker uses thesmall mixertomakethedaily baked goodies. MS3 started his day at a little before midnight and by 4am he had served CCS watchstanders a sampling of cook- ies or donuts and made the daily bread. Photo by OSSNWomack ▼■HNWebbhelpsMSSCatangui as part of his FSA duties. Starting around 1600 and finishing a little past 0300, Al 1 FSA ' s who hel ped the midnight baker had to adapt to sleepingin the morning and work- ing at night. Photo bvOSSNWomack i m IMS3( SW ) Catangui measures the yeast for his next batch of bread. For four months Catangui was the Midnight Baker . Phf.tHbv(KS W..mack FOOD SERVICE ATTENDANT DUTIES GSMFN Bogosian cleans dishes 1 n TheCHAMP ' sScullery. Dishpan hands was a 90 day experience ' PhotobvOSSNW OSSA Mcafee reassembles the Ice Cream machine. A day without ice cream was a dav of hell for the FSA. PhMt..b ().S,S. ' Vnm3ck FN Solis cleans the tables in the crews mess. For 90 days FSAs perform various tasks in and around the messdecks. This is something the Smart Ship will still need. Ph.it,,l, l)SSX W.im.iik 0V30:UNREPwithUSSSACRAMENTO,Protestant vine Services, Cat hoi ic Lay Reader Service, DLQ ' s with sertDuck DEC 1: FC3 Branch and FC3 Phil lips reenlist;PlaneGuard DEC 2:HALF-WAYDAY,halfworkday( field day ),Cake cutting celebration. Ice Cream Social, Bingo THE CRUISE 35 ■°  ' ' ' - ■▼ ' The Spice Souq, one of many specialty shopping areas, put an exotic twist on the combination of new and old in cosmopolitan Dubai. Hard-to-find spices and herbs made great Christmas gifts for friends and family back home. Ph.itii by STG3 Ef tahrimk . One of many beautiful mosques radiates a warm glow in the afternoon twilight. The Is- lamic influence is ever present in the culture and architect ure of Dubai. The LKC left the UAE just as Ramadan, the most sacred season of the Islamicyear, Beuan. r Thinking of liberty. FC2 McKelvey stands one of many long M-14 sentry watches. Due to the constant threat of terrorism, the ship maintained extensive se- curity measures which included extra armed rovers, barricades, and security checks to name a few. Photo by FCl Mitchell r A shopper ' s paradise. The gold Souq had many shops like the one FCl Mitchell is visiting. The streets of the Gold Soiu] seemed lined with gold. lVIaii Christmas presents were bough i here with plastic money. ' ▼ ' ..., have I got a story for you ...! The LKC paparazzi pho- tographs a scene at the Dubai Seaman ' s Center. The Seaman ' s Center was the hub for all recre- ation, start of tours, and trans- portation to Souqs All hands working party pallets of sodalaprox. 17,220 cans) 6 pallets of food products for thr shipsstore, .5palletsof vegotablrs 1 Opal lets of various canned good Dec 3: EN3 Walker reenlists; Moor 08.59) Berth 28, Port Rashid, Dubai, United Arab Emiritas; Advance clocks -4 Delta; StorRs onload 36 THE CRUISE DEC 4: Liberty Call; Commander, Fifth Fleet and C jmmander, United Kingdom Third Group hold conference aboard the CHAMP. DEC 5: Celebi-ation of the CHAMP ' s 1 2 way day held at St;aman Center.LKC Blues Revue Band in Concert, 3on.3 basketball toui-nament hird Fourth Port Visit rHE CHAMP IN THE PERSIAN GULF SS LAKE CHAMPLAIN CG-57 ARRIVES IN DUBAI, UAE Christmas at the ship ' s store is only days away, so ENS Abena is already looking for hot selling items. Dubai had many specialty shopping areas called Souqs that sold everything from com- puters to gold to spices. Photo bvDKCiSW I Cube Let ' s see. I took a wrong turn at that one palm tree... International tourist, STG3 Estabrook, takes advan- tage of some of the historical and cultural sights in Dubai. Many LKC crew members took the opportunity to learn about the ancient desert cultures of the Middle East. tEC 6: Liberty call; XO says EAT ARMY DEC 7: A day that will live in infamy Pearl Harbor remembered DEC 8: Depart (0900)Dubai. UAE: UNREP with USS SEATTLE; 5 Cr ' WS Pieaction calibration Fire THE CRUISE ' S ' l EN3 Ruiz sorts A Gang ' s mail with FN Garland taking what be- longs to him. Photo by FCHSWIMitchell ' ▼ FCSCook intently reading thr latest news from home. Phni,,ln FCl SWMiichcIl AT.3 Nafarrete receives mai 1 from PCSHipnerfor AirDet. Over4,000 pounds of mail was sent out and 12,000 pounds of mail received. Ph.itobvFCl ' SWi.Mitchell It ' s beginning to look a lot like Christmas GM2 Knight reads a card while squatting in his second fa vori te doorway. Letters were read as soon as they were received and in any location. PhoiobyFCKSWiMitchell $11000 instampsah V.5. POSTAL mCfiZi o VEd To f ll STG3 Yates picks up packages forhisdivision,whileFC2(SW) Cole, GM2 Cole, IC2 Vandever, and MS2 Patterson patiently wait theirturn. PhotubvFCKSWiMitchell $37, 000 i n m on ey order na h Dear Jon letters are not always bad! HM3Jon WebbandHM3John .Scholz read their mail and enjo the moment. DEC 9: Flight Quarters 0410- 1 430. recovery shutdown crash drill DEC 10:Ship ' sstore taking orders for Holi day Season flowerarrangemonts DEC 11: Air Defense meeting onboard USS NIMITZ; Desert Duck hit DEC12:GMG2(SWlLewis,DC2(SW)ReynoldsandEW;iH are command advanced; EN2 Ruiz, GMG3 Spel ler, GMG2 Lewis and CT03 Meggison our newest ESWS SSTHECRUISE TllC Fourth Estate ▼Yepitsamisslle Executive ' ▼ ' Gunsablaze.GMG2(SW) LewisandGMG3(SW)Spellershow the media the 50s on the 04 level I ' hcitobyFClMitchfll OtTicer shows the Media how to spell VLS . British Newspersonnel were given a tour of the ships fire power duringthecrisis with Iraq. Photo by FC2Goodson PI Sailor phones. SKClSW) Burns uses Real time communications to keep in touch with his family withouthaving to wait for a port visit. ATT installed 10 phone booths in various locations and by using a ( $20 for 20min) calling card with a code.crewmembers were able to call home. Over 7,140 calls on average were made per month. Photo by FCl Mitchell .5-79(: ays..for letters to get home 7-70f ays..for letters from home Next day service. .E-Ma i I When sch edu led. .phone home Everyothermon th ..aNewslettei- MM V!KS e..4fIS!k ' § iKGMS HA@salts.icpphi l.Navy.Mil SK2(SWi Chalmers received 3000 incoming and sent 9000 E- Mailfortheship. For$1.00 per 5000 words a crewmember could send messages to friends and fami ly via the World Wide Web. ' Ph l.ibyCP.3Bc.iir(i ►TheCHAMPspeaks. A Newsletter from theCap- tain and departments in- formed families of events that took place during de- ployment. Newsletter HVESTFJLfS 9T9a OrKCcLioife fiom dur tfimaittbtuf ( ' ffkXT !C 13: Desert pream Social jC@salts.icpph Duck; DDFAS with USS NIMITZ; ; New E-Mail address il.navy.mil) DEC 14:UNREPUSSSACRAMENT0; VERTREPUSNSSICIA Protestant Divine Services; Catholic Lay Services DEC 15: OSKSW) Ruotola and 0S2(SW) Leupold reenlist; Winter in theGulfSale at ships store; VBSSboardingofM VBISMIHHA ' LA THE CRUISE 39 ngn B i a.-ai: ' jt Nav Adrnin Navigation and Paper Work?? TheCHAMPS WESTPAC ' 97- ' 98TRIVIA 1. TOTAL 175 PLAN OF THE DAYS 2. 2,000 SERVICE RECORD ENTRIES DONE 3.1,050X0 00 RUNS 4. 32,955.5 MILES TRAVELED 5. ALL CORPSMEN DO IS SKATE... A short list of some of the more common items Medical issued while on deployment: Tylenol: Aspirin Motrin Antifungal Creams, Solutions and Powders: Motion sickness Pil Is: Drixoral: Sudafed: Robitussin:(Humabid): Bandages: Ear Plugs: Cases for those ear pi ugs: 7,000 6,000 6,000 164 tubes or bottles 2,700 600 tablets 4,000 tablets 600 tablets 1,200 2192 pairs 96 Dental Care.LTGharai from the NIMITZ Idental fly-away team) check AZ3 Jackson ' s teeth while HMC(SW)Mullingetsthehammer and chisel ready! Photo by HMSScholz QMC(SW)Evens,QM2Farnum,andlookingovertheirshouldersisQMSE Sadowski. I ' h..t,.hvF( ' liSW!Mitihfll SMI Vidaurri takesa fix using the BigEyes . Magnificationof x200 rhotobvFCKSWiMitchell SN Bolgersends whi ieSM;3Sni 1 1 1 reads PhotobvFC(SWiMiichcll DEC 16:Desert Duck deli vers mail and supply pa rts; la.st day toplaceyourtelefloral orders -.Awards frocking ceremony DEC 17:Dental Technician from USSNIMITZ on board; General Mess Ship ' s store advisory boards; PAXtransfer,57CIWSPArFIRF:;MI()operations DEC 18:Desert Duck deliver Steel Beach picnicfood cooked i ndoors; hoi iday routi ne 40 THE CRUISE ne final look before I send it up to the XO . YNC( AW) Hessler gets adv for a session with the XO. YN3 Pitts checks the books for an elusive address. PhotubyCP3Bealrd YN3 ROSSELL - the Engineer is calling again. Along with his Ship ' s Office duties he helped with log room yoenian duties for the engineers Photo bv CP.3 Beaird iii Navigator LT Do is in three dimensions. He manned 23 sea details in the Gulf, giving his undivided attention to ship ' s draft as much as staying on course. H. I QM2 Higinio checks the chart to ensure the ship is on course using the most current navigational aids. QMl Wollmuth ensures accuracy. Photo bvFCliSWi Mitchell Hej YNC, got an award for me YNC Hessler ensures all awards are in their proper place. ' Chaplian Choi leads the Prot- estant Devine services Photo by EMC(SW) Culwell PNC(SW) Nealy takes ready shelter in is defensive corner to process all his transfers and receipts. Photo by CP3 Beaird :C 19: Plane ard; DEC 20: VERTREP with USS Seattle; Passing of the BULL ceremony; CTRC Brilvitch. FC2 Branch. MS3 Cantangui, BMSN Sheehan and EMS Bustamantes newest ESWS DEC 21: ESWS Jeapordy DEC 22: Admiral Nathman visits awards RMKSW) Rehart NIMITZ Battle Group Senior Sailoi- of the Month ICl Brown LAKE CHAMPLAIN ' s Sailor of the Year THE CRUISE 41 Santa delivers! Theentirehelo hanger was filled with mail; SKl ' iSWi Lewis and MSClSWi Barton lend a hand in sorting and getting it to the crew. PhotobvAEOAWiWard ESWS Jeopardy FC2(S Vi Branch. MS3(SWl Catangui and BM3( SW ) Sheehan compete in the first ESWS Jeopardvtournament hosted by CTRC( SW ) •■Alex Trebek Brilvitch. The game was shown on SITE TV for the crew to enjoy. PhotobvFCliSWiMitchell . L.LT Rustonsneaks a peak un- der Ai r Det ' s Christmas tree. PhotobvAEOAWiWard Oh mess caterer -please give me the wish bone. RMCrSWtSimon si ices himself a piece of turkey for his Christmas din nor. Phot.ibvKMl . A ' GangawaitsSanta, with their stockings all hung- by the workbench with care. The wish 1 ist and cookies a re left on the nearby tool box forSanta. Decorationsand lights were hung throughout thr ship to enjoy the Hoi iday away fron i home. HMCMullinandLTDotoastto a New Year. They were a iitth ' early since we left 29Dec97 ami spent New Year ' s eve at sea, but the .sentiment was the same. The Seaman ' s center was the only place in Jebel Ali for the crew to relax away from the ship. DEC 23:Video tape greetings n ight deck: VERTREP USNSSPICA;Christmas Bingo; caroling during evening meal; ICKSW) Brown LKC ' sSailorof the Year DEC 24:Mooril()41)Berth60.Jebei Ali, United ArabEnieriles;CNOADIVI Jf)hnson visit.sand bi ' iiigs.Santa DEC 25:MERRYCHRISTMAS! I CatholicMa.ssbyCOMFIFTHFi;r(1iaplin; i Protest intDivineServiccs;Chri.stmasDinnei| 42rHECRL;iSE FTH Port Visit HE CHAMP IN THE PERSIAN GULF SS LAKE CHAMPLAIN CG-57 ARRIVES IN JEBEL ALI, UAE ' car Mom and Dad: ftvvT Ch ristm as and HappvNeiv Yea r miJehelAli, UAE. TheCNOvisited the ay ive pu I led i n and bmught San ta. I was otoneoftheselectedSailoissincelivas 1 watch, solcan ' t send a picture of m jtmanyothercrewmembersdidget leirpictinvtaken with theCNO. MC ' sBlu es De I itxe Ba n d played for 1 e CNO and becam e k n own as IFTHFL T ' s m usic m on ster. Jebel li is ni a in lyash ippingportso ilytheSeatnen ' sCenter J ' eivd a n ybrva k from the lip. Somedid howevergo Dubai again despitethe mgbusride. The vatherh as been cool ndtheseascalmso espitethelongat atimelifeisgood. JOADM Jiihnson.SNAugustin.Sant, Of course Christmas wou Id not be complete without Santa Claus. It seems he braved the tense No-Fly Zone over Iraq to make the visit. This time he came in the CNO ' sofficial party and wasgreeted by LKCsideboys. PhotobyFCHSWlMitchell Mom, you won ' t guess who I met today! IC2 Bynum stepsout for a quick snapshot with ADM Johnson. TheCNOmadea pointof shaking hands witheachSai lor and addressed the crew over the 1 MC. 5C 26:Liberty Call; $20 phone ' ds - now on sale for $10 for ? holidays, ends 6 January 1998 DEC27:Libertycall;SAT test given; stores onload DEC 28:Liberty Call; CLEP exams given DEC 29:Underway( 0900) from Jebel AH, UAE; Set Weapons Posture 1; retard Clocks -3 CHARLIE; VERTREPUSNSSPICA;UNREPUSNSTIPPECANOE THECKL1SE43 mfE msa WORK OUT SCHEDULE Dayl: Dav2: Day 3: Bench Press(4 sets 6-8 reps) Pullovers (4 sets 6-8 reps) Dumb bell Press Flys Repeat above for Triceps Run 30min around weather deck Sitting Row Pull downs (Lap) Close grip pull downs Standing Curls Run SOmin l ' ' RM2 Damian, winner of the Toughguy competition is shown performing a curl while ENS Abena acts as judge and safety observer. PhoiobvFCHSWi Mitchell r OSS Johnson presses while FC3(SW) Reeves spots. Photo by FCKSWi Mitchell T OUGH G UY On January 9, 1998 the crew of the LAKE CHAMPLAIN was greeted by the first annual LKC Toughguy comipetition. All participants ' - hard and vigorous training had finally paid offJ The three events included the benchpress, mili- tary press and arm curl. Competition was tough-ij In the end... there can be only one! Congratula-i tions to RM2 Damian, winner of the first annual LKC Toughguy competition by lifting, three times his weight. FC2(SW) Reeves organized the competition; MS2 Edwards, MSC(S W) Barton and ENS Abena were the judges. j LT.JG -Jaramillo curled, ran, bicycled.and weight lifted his way to fitness and beyond. GM2 Gover pumps it up in preparation for whaling on thi drums. LKC ' s weight room named by GM2 Gover the TOUGHGUY GYM was used extensively by the crew to sta; in shape and pass the time during long at sea periods. DEC 30: Plane Guard: USWEX DEC 31: USWEX; field day toB January 1, 1998: HAPPY NEW YEAR; SKKSW) effect deep cleaning | Lewis, SK2iSWl Chalmers, EWSN Nosse selected Senior, Junior and Bluejacket Sailors of the Quarter: Plane Guard 44 THE CRUISE ' HE (MAMFSl ATHLETIC CLUB f RUISERMAN MAINTAIN PHYSICAL FITNESS SH3 Beebe spots SN Olivo while RM2 Damian and ENC Enigk do individual workout routines. The CHAMP ' S new weight room has been setup in the old general work shop and gets plenty of use by serious weight lifters. Photo by EMO.SW I rulwfll BAIC ' lSW I Slegel erijuy.s a dc. golf while in Dubai. Ph.jlobv BTCMi.SWi 0 ' Bani.,n GSM3 Seder gets some fresh air and exercise at the same time. Photo by FCHSW) Mitchell Tournament time! EWl Compton drives past DC2 Reynolds as 0S2 DeGrand sets the pick. 083 Busalacchi is defended by DC2 Jefferson while BM3 Womack picks up EWl. 1( ' 2 F;u-i ' ish competes in the Duli n International Seaman ' s Center World Cup. MWR hosted a series of athletic events for the Halfway Celebration. Photo by FCKSWi Mitchell AG3 Morgan wishes he was pedaling home instead of in the champ ' s exercise fan room. Photo by FCKSW) Mitchell Cl(SW) Brown leads a group of hipmates in exercises on the 04 evel. ICKSW) Brown ' s group burns off some energy doing some jumping jacks. t N 2:FC1(SWI Rivers. BM3 ckens ree nlist: JAN 3: Desert Duck; ENS Kelly reenlists; Plane Guard JAN 4: Protestant Divine service; Catholic Lay Reader service; Plane Guard; AMH2 Crandall reenlists; Letters from Linder Elementary in Meridian, Indiana and DeMasi Elementary in Marltoii, New Jersey need answers THE CRUISE 45 12HR PRECIPIT«TION 10THS IN) 36 HR FCST II«L1D OaDEC97 1200Z Weather Report 2 Dec 97 {Hump Day) Weather Report 18 Jan 98 (Crossing the equator) LAKE CHAMPLAIN WEATHER 18 JAN 98 SYNOPTIC SITUATION: We are passing through the intertropical convergence zone(ITCZ). SKIES: Partly cloudy occasionally mostly cloudy. VISIBILITY WEATHER: Unrestricted, with scattered showers and isolated afternoon thundershowers decreasing visibility to 1-3 miles. WINDS: ESE 10-1.5 Knots. TEMPERATURE: High 88 F Low 78 F SEAS E 2-4 FT. 48 HR OUTLOOK: We will remain in the ITCZ through Monday, No real change through passage. Hot and muggy with showers and isolated thunderstorms. Weather Report 22 Feb 98 (Homeward hound from Hawaii) l SJAN98 WOGSRULi; 40E 50E OE 70K SOE OE lOOE 15 15-18 18-21 21-24 24-27 27-30 30« Fl mi JAN 5: Underway Replenishment with USS SEATTLE JAN 6: NrMirZ GBfJRGEWASHINGTON Battlegroup with PELILEU Amphibious Ready Group Photo; QM2 Higinio, BM3 Ramsingh, RM2 Egan reenlist JAN 7: VERTREP with USNS SPICA; Catholic Ma.ss; EW2 Saenz, KV Hil I, AW3 Flickey, AW2 Holt reenlist; COMGWBATGRU VISITS, SK recognized as MATCONOFF superstars; RADM Mullen visits 46 THE CRUISE pim mA ' VLOBILE ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM laHR PRECIII What a living; I set paid to play with balloons. AG3 Morgan launches a weather ballon from the flight deck. Throughout the deployment AGC(AW) Cecil and AGS Morgan kept the Captain and crew informed of what the weather was to be like. Typhoon David, Sept 1997 Weatherman (aka Passenger 57)predicts encounter with Typhoon David. Weather enroute to Japan wasgreat until we caught up with Typhoon David (named after QMC(SW) Evans we think!). For 4 days we transited behind David encountering 12ft seas and winds up to 45 knots. As David became a tropical depression we passed through and arrived in Yokusuka, Japan. Calm seas were the mainstay throughout our transit to and most of our time in the Gulf. The exception was when we encoun- tered a SHAMAL . Three times we en- countered the infamous SHAMAL ' , an Arabic word meaning North Wind . A weather pattern of this type 20-25 knot winds and seas of 8 feet are experienced - quite a contrast to the normally flat Per- sian Gulf Again smooth seas became the norm until we left Perth, Australia; with winds from the south and seaswells up to 12 feet, due to a storm 1,000 miles away, we sustained more rolling than we did with Typhoon David. Leaving Sydney the storm tracks continued to give us 8 to 12 foot swells. Arriving in Hawaii we found the normal rain and cool winter weather. On our way home again we endured the 8 to 15ft swells caused from storms several hundred miles north. SHAMAL. A low pressure system has just passed the North Arabian Gulfand a strong area of high pressure is moving in behind. The reason this phenomena does not happen more often is that the lows normally pass further north over the Caspian Sea aren JJN 8: Desert Duck; SH2 llker ' s wife Rochelle [es birth to Jared Clayton JAN 9: Detach from Battle group; Tough guy RM2 Damian lifts 3 times his body weight to win JAN 10: Transit Strait of Hormuz; Advance clocks -4 Services; Catholic Lav DELTA: Goodbye Gulf JAN 11 Protestant Divine Services; Steel Beach Picnic JAN 12: Captains Call; UNREP USS SACRAMENTt , Commence Command Indoc THE CRUISE 47 aaam i — ■c.f ' - Jr [ ■■- T 32 PRtur. ' d l.rit in Rii; In ' Shellback SMKSW I V idaurri raises the Jolly Roger. PNC(SW)NeaIycollects the summons while the Royal Scribe PN2 Grisset and LTJG Rottnek ensure the counting of the wogs is accurate. KingNeptunus Rex posses for the LKC paparazzi inall hissplendor. Wogs on the Fo ' c ' sle form as wog divisions Portside Amidships Quarterdeck is ESWS station. On missile deck, the wogs will i-eport to King Neptuneand will kneel in frontof his royal highness. Wogs on the flight deck will be given the correct answer to Neptune ' s question. They wi 1 1 exercise until ability to answer is demonstrated. Wogson the fan tail will play Simon says. Losers will don OBA, EEBD or tie knots. Correct response to King Neptune sends wogs to royal pool to be dunked and welcomed in to the Royal Order of the Deep. IJAN13:FuIlPowerTrial;North Arabian Sea JAN14;UNREPwithUSS SA( ' RAMENTO;PACFIRE5 : DIVTACJS JAN 15:CPOexam;Set weapon posture • ' }; Main Space Fire Dri 1 1; Ad va nee CI ock -5 Echo JAN16:HIFR VERTREP crewswap ho pu rnp launch Red St ingenGun qualifica- tion night deck HTHEGRUISK H -, K ) SSING THE LINEdn a kinder gentler NAVY) EQUATOR BOUND : ELLBACKS INDUCT WOGS INTO THE IMPERIVM NEPTVNI REGIS The Captain pleads to King Nep- tune for leniencv. YN2 Grays, GMG3 Speller, PNSN Bel 1, OSSN Bochalosi, OSSN Huffer, SM3 Smith, and YN2Aguirre just can ' t answer correctly How long have vou been in the Navv? ! J17:MainSpaceFiredrill;OS2 er,FC2Gallagher,RM3Vignier,EN3 ker newest ESWS JAN 18: Crossed the equator; Protestant Divine Services; Catholic Lay services; Advance clock -6 Foxtrot; J AN 19: UNREP w USS SACRAMENTO; Martin Luther Kingcelebrationonflightdeck JAN 20: AwardsC«remony OPSdepartment; Main Space Firedrill THE CRUISE 49 ' FCKSWiMitchellgetshispicture taken in frontofa war memorial to Australian soldiers who fought in World War 1 1. RM3 Vigner poses with a local Lassy who punched his ticket al Adventure World. J AN 21: Awards Ceremony-NAV ADMIN;DIVTACs;AustraliaLiberty Brief;SmanArmsFAMFire JAN22:AdvanceClock-7Gulf; A wardsCeremony-Combat Systems: MainSpaceFireDrill;57CIWSPacfire JAN23:Award8Cer- emony-Supply;Zonel inspected; JAN 24:UNREP VERTREP with USSSacra- mento:AwardsCerem()ny-Engineering,AirDet: Nacho Bi ngo nigh t.Junior Officers serve as FS As oOTHKCKUISE UPER BOWL 98 IN THE SUMMERS rHE CHAMP DOWN UNDER JSS LAKE CHAMPLAIN CG-57 ARRIVES IN FREMANTLE, AUSTRALIA 1J AN 25:Moor( 0800) Berth F. Fremant le, Australia: Stores on 1 oad; i ' rotestant DivineServices; Catholic Lay Readerservices: General visiting by Australians J AN 26: Liberty, General Visiting JAN 27:Liberty; General Visiting; Reception held for local dignitaries 04 level THE CRUISE 51 ' JAN28:l.iberty:Genc!ral Visiting-.COMRELvisit JAN 29: Underway 0830)froin Frcniantlc, AustniliM JAN30:Storml000mile.saway JAN31:LcapFrog.s JOFlag causes heavy ' 11 ft )st ' as. lots of Hoist exercise; continue to rock rnllingandrolling androll 52THECRUISE FEBLProtestantDivine i FEB2:UNREPwithUSS Services;CatholicLayServices;lsACRAMENTO;Zone2 ■dvanceClocks-Q India I inspected by CO FEB 3:Advanceclock-10Kilo; |FEB4:Advanceclock-ll Lima; Rendezvous w Zone3 4 inspected by CO I USS FORD; Over the Horizon targeting Air ' Defense Exercises withAustralianNavv THE CRUISE 53 p Horseback riding. STG2 Estabrook leads the charge and enjoys one of many tour packages offered to Sailors. Chaplain in the leopard ' sden. Chaplain Choi visits the Sydney Zoo and gets a close look and unex- pected kiss. Even leopards love the Chaplain. r SM3 Smith enjoys the roller coasterrideat Adventure World. rFCC(SW) Brookover and FCC(SW) Pargas pose in front of the Famous Sydney Opera House and bridge during Manning the Rails. F At the Topof the Needle. _Going to the top of the Needle gave many LKC Sai lors the opportunity to get a birds eye view of Sydney. Here we see the entrance to Sydney harbor,Sydney Opera House , Farm Cove, Mrs. Macquaries Point and enterance to Woolloomooloo Bay where we moored. PhutobvFCKSWiMilchcll SK2 Wallers gets up close and personal with a Kangaroo at the Koala Park in Sydney. iniiir mm si 4r-l FEB 5:ArriveSydney, Australia; Moorat Australian FleetNaval Headquarters FEB 6:Inp )rt Sydney, Australia FEB 7: In port Sydney. Australia FEB 8: Inport Sydney, Australia 54 rilECKUlSE JMMER TIME IN THE WINTER HE CHAMP DOWN UNDER JSSLAKECHAMPLAINCG-57 INSYDNEY, AUSTRALIA ;B 9:InportS.vdney;LKC ts reception for HM AS Success icersandguests. FEB 10:Underway Sydney; Commence transit to Pearl Harbor.Hawaii. FEB llrUNREP with Sacramento; Fortress Raptor Tomahawk Exercise. FEB 12:Reunion Briefs held; Engineering DrillsandMain SpaceFire Drill. THECRUISE55 :?sa Supply Service withaSmile The CHAMPS WESTPAC ' 97- ' 98TRIVIA 1. PARTS ISSUED - 6,328 VALUE $2,500,000 2. AMOUNT OF PERSONAL CHECKS CASHED $294,000 3. FOOD SERVICESDURINGPORTVISITS $170,000 4. ATM PAYROLL $445,000 Mr. Supply. Anotherday quiet lyendson the LAKECHAMPLAIN when LCDR Port begins. Supply worked 24 hours every day to maintain crew morale and ship equipment in its highest state of readiness. Photo by CP3Beaird PENS Abena counts the change. With the heIpofDKC(SW AW) Cube and DK3 Palmer disbursing provided the crew ATM services, check cashing as well as pay. PhotohvCP3Beaird ►►sKC{SW)Burnstheheartand soul of Supply Support, maintain- ing theship in a high stateof readi- ness required long hoursanda lot of organization. Photo bvCP3Beaird E-MAIL MAN. Along with his manyotherdutie.s(receivingand sending e-mail) SK2(SW) Chalmer worked in supplies of- fice to ensure inventory and to assist emergent parts received. PhotobvCP3Boaird I )K3 Palmer checks pay records niakesurecrewnicmbersarcpa for their work. While in theP( sian Gulf pay wasTax exempt a;: IheDKshad tomakesureCle hind new whoall wasnnboard l ' lioiobvCP3B(!aiid FEB 13: Engi neeri ng Drills, Main Space Fire DrilUNightDLQ ' s. FEB 14:Awards Ceremony forOfficcrs; pjigineeri ng Dri I Is. FEB 15: Protestant and CatholicService CHOPtoThirdFleet. ' 56THE(:KUISK .▲. I ' ll take two of those. AZ3 Jackson makes a purchase from SH3 Steele in the LKC store. Many products were purchased to allow crew the opportunity to en- joy some of the things they were used to having while in the U.S.A. PhotobyCPSBeaird Mr. Mailman. PC3Hipner sorts themailonaslowday. Over 12,000 pounds of mail was delivered and 4,000 pounds were sent out over the last 6 months all of it PCS was required to sort. In addition he wrote over $37,000 worth of money or- ders and sold $11,000 in stamps. PhotobyCP3Beaird ilSKl Sawyer, SK2 Buenrostro. fSK2(SW)Garcia working in Supply Support to insure parts were available 24hrs a day. jPhotobvFClMitche The CHAMP ' S WESTPAC ' 97 - ' 98 TRIVIA USED: 324,000 EGGS 60,000 HAMBURGERPATTIES 8,243 GALLONS OF MILK 6,320 POUNDS OF BACON 94,500 HEADS OF LETTUCE 27,000 FRESH POTATOES 5,400 POUNDS OF RICE 2,700 GALLONS OF ICE CREAM MADE 10,000 LOAFS OF BREAD 54,000 CINNAMON ROLLS 144,000 ASSORTED FRESH BAKED COOKIES SH2 Lyons takes a TV break at the end of a long day of cutting the crews hair. We wish him good luck and business at his new barber shop. PholobNCP.3Beaird lEBl F,r,,tKUNREP VERTREPwithUSS AlCRAMENTO. FEB ISsEo: Crossed date line and i FEB 17: BM3 Sheehan re-enlists; OOD Board: ESWS equator simultaneously. Golden I Board; Happy 20th Anniversary Shellback day ' THE CRUISE 57 ' I ili r Tigers get a quick weather report from AEC(SW) Cecil before AE3 Morgan launches a weather bal- loon. Photob.vEMC(SW)Culwell Tigers: David Roberts. Joseph Yates. NemesioDuarte. William Cole. Ron Urserv. James Cobos Sr., Paul Ruber, Robert Berger, Mi las Williams. Richard Wilber. Kevin Braly.BillFoster.SamPritchett, Todd Ruston. CharlesWiener.GordonAdams.Bill Enigk. Frank Busalacchi Jr., Joseph Chambers, Sherwood Chapman. Robert Comens, Paul Crooks. Roberi Day Sr., Wi 1 1 iam Hagenlocher. Joe Hodge. Larry Jackson. Michae Lesl ie. Jerry Marx, Peter Mi tchel Robert Nelson. Dean Olson, Kenneth Palmer. Peter Poranski. Richard Rowe, Lee Schierbeek, Richard Wilber PhotobvFriiSWiMitchell ,A.DC1 Jefferson helps Bi 1 1 Foster with the Jaws of Life Photo by EMC r James Cobos enjoys ice cream during TIGER ' s Ice Cream Social. Photo bvFCK.SWiMitchell ►► T)S3 Wiener and his fa- ther. Charles, enjoy bingo and nacho night. Photo by EMC FEB 18:SK2{SWlChalmers re-enlists, TAG Board; ESWS Board FEB 19: BM2fS W) Womack Re- en lists; ESWS Board; GOD Board FEB20:EngineeringMCA(Mid Cycle Assessment) FEB 21: Inport Pearl Harbor Hawaii;Tigersarrive;COHail and Farewell. 58THECRUISE ' il Ham Hagenlocherreceivescertificateof completion of TIGER SURFACE WARFARESPECIALIST. 35 familyorfriends rode the LAKE CHAMPLAIN from Hawaii and during their cruise qualified Honorary ESWS. PhotobyFCl(SW)Mitchci: Peter Poranski, Robert DaySr. and William Cole demonstrate their skills on the machine gun while GMG2Lewisactsas safety observer. Mr. Peter Mitchell shoots the 25 millimeter.All the tigers had the opportunity toshoot small arms as part of their PQS. Photos bvFCl(SW)Mitchell B 22: Underway Enroute San Diego, Tigers ' indoctrination.UNREP f USS Sacramento; Protestant Divine services; Cathol ic Lay Mces:Chili Night; Welcomeaboard Captain Serfass FEB23:5Inch CIWSPaeFire; pick-up tax forms 1040EZ and 1040A at Post Office FEB 24: Single Sailor homecoming brief; General Quarters; Bingo Nacho Night THECRLUHE 59 M ililU4MM . SEVENTH CHANGEOFCOMMAND CEREMONYHELDATSEA On February 26, 1998 the ceremony con ducted to tell the crew that a new Captain has taken command was held. The crew assembled on theflightdeckin Dress Blues. The Captains ar- rived each saluting the Side boys. Chaplain Choi said the benediction. Captain Dobrydney spoke about his career aboard theU SLAKECHAMPLAIN. and the progress made from when he reported aboard dur- ing overhaul conducted i n the shipyard to the operational tempo prior to deployment. Each and every step he gave praise to the crew for their professional ism and conduct. He then read his orders to report to AEGIS Training Command. Captain Surfass read lis orders to report to theLAKECHAMPLAINand take command. After a brief statement of his looking for- ward to taking command the ceremony was concluded with Chaplain Choi givinga final pray. The Captains departed and the crew was dismissed. The weather had been cloudy andtheseaonlymildlyrough. CAPTAINFRANKJ.DOBRYDNEY ■A Com ma nderSalvatoand Captain Dobrydnev on Battle Group Pictun ' Day. IFEB 25:Changeof Command Ceremony.Last SI ider day W E,STPA( 98; Ash Wednesday Celebration; Bluf.s Del uxf A. K. A LKC band play.K I heal the Crui.serman Cafe FEB 26: Tif ers ' group photo; A utomaticweapon.s demonstration; Oil buying; workshop; 60 THE CRUISE i iptain Ted Serfass was born in Norristown, Penn sylvaniaonDecember5,1952. He graduated from ytheUnitedStates Naval Academy, Annapolis, Mary ■i land in 1974 with a bachelor of Science Degree in V ihtinaticsandwascommissionedanEnsignintheUnited jiU ' sNavy. i 1 1 ( I v i ng graduation. Captain Serfass served division of- iMtoursasDamageControl Assistant in USS ENGLAND Ct 22) homeported at San Diego, California and USS MTE GRASSE (DD 974) homeported at Norfolk, Vir- lia. Upon completion of Department Head School in wport, Rhode Island in 1981, he reported to the commissioningcrewofUSSLEWISB.PULLER(FFG23) -lOng Beach, California as the Combat Systems Officer, jsequent sea assignments include tours in Charleston, ith Carolina as Executive Officer of USS LYBURTON(FFG40)andasCommandingOfficerof SNICHOLAS(FFG47). )tain Serfass is a September 1986 Graduate of the Naval itgraduate School in Monterey, California with a Master Icience Degree in Operations Research. He also received ' asterof Arts Degreein National Security andStrategic idies from the Naval War Collage in Newport, Rhode ind in March 1995. Other shore assignments include ving in the OfficeoftheChiefofNaval Operations in the igram Resource Appraisal Division(OP81) from 1989 to 2 and as the Director, Department Head Training, Sur- B Warfare Officers School Command, Newport, Rhode md from 1995 to 1997. )tain Serfass ' personal decorations i ncl ude the Meri tori- Service MedaK with twogold stars), the Navy Commen- ion Medal and the Navy Achievement Medal. )tain Serfass is married to the former Sandra Jean Lepp itchburg, Massachusetts. They currently reside in San go, California with their two boys, Andrew and Trevor. CAPTAINPAULT.SERFASaJr. iT lft K , 5 4v i ■i- iM ' ■' ' ll M v H K HfL 1 1 1 wr ■i. _ i S| ( ' (ilorGuard. GM3(SW)Speller, ( ;M2(SW)Lewis,GM2(SW)Gover, GM2Cole I ' hotobvGMCMErtzner 1327: AdvanceClocksto+8Uniform(SandieKotime);FieldDay,Sailorphonesl200-1600;UNREP with USNSRAPPAHANNOCKiPizzaNight; THECRULSE 61 62THECRUISE HOME 63 PI pes fmmBmmmmmmxmmmm ' . i; fi 41 i THE CRUISER TIP OF THE SWORD TmfmmsmmBmmsmm m • I— I o m O fcJD O U so cob 6 o 1 8 2 v 1 5 ■ I 66THECRUISER t Q. 2 -pi C in .2 03 o o C o eg en S o 2 i 5 o c ! o o (N CJ 5 3 b: 3 g a o -c o ,? M fjL, H fe H S a ' S S c LC 05 w5 S be c t - C. C CO CO cC .. 4) a I- - •- q CQ Q Q Q I E CHAMP ' S HISTORY HE BATTLE OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN isS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG-57) honors the men who fought September 1814 in Lake Champlain ' s Plattsburgh Bay. i August of 1814, Major General ir George Prevost, commanding ritish Forces numbering over iven thousand, crossed the United ates border and marched south al ong ewestern bank of LakeChamplain. sobjective was to capture the town of attsburgh, which he hoped would rve as a powerful bargaining chip in e negotiations that might end the ar of 1812. leAmericanarmyatPlattsburghwas sager at best, compared to the Brit- 1 forces under Prevost. Brigadier jneral Alexander Macomb com- mded 1500 regulars and almost 3000 ilitia. The British were confident at they could defeat the smaller, yet rsistent American force, but Prevost lew that he could not hold the city iless British naval forces could first cure their vital communication and pply 1 ink to Canada served by Lake lamplain. le American Fleet on Lake lamplain, commanded by Master )mmandant Thomas Macdonough, nsisted often barges and four larger issels carrying a total of eighty-six ms. The opposing British force con- stedof twelvegunboatsand four larger isselscarry ing the same total number guns as the Americans. The British, )wever, possessed guns with greater ' .curacy and range in addition to their •eater level of experience in tactical laneuvering. In order to remove the ! [vantage for the British, Macdonough oted to stage a static defense at close inge, preventing a battle in open wa- r. ' . acdonough carefully staged his ships ' in the waters near Plattsburgh. Se- curely anchored at both the bow and stern, the ships were stable gun plat- forms and could be spun around using 1 ines attached to hedge anchors in or- der to present a fresh set of guns. MacDonough ' s deci- sive victory forced the British army to retreat to Canada... As the British forces rounded the Cumberland Head, the head land killed their wind and they driftedslowly towards thelineof Ameri- can ships. The battle which ensued was the type of fighting the British excelled at - close range combat. Cap- tain Downie, Commander of the Brit- ish forces led his ship the Confiance, directly against Macdonough ' s ship, the Saratoga. After an hour of heavy fighting, beam to beam, both ships were heavily damaged. Captain Downie was killed by a 24 pound gun that was struck square on the muzzle by an American Shot. As the rate of fire slowed, Macdonough ordei-ed his men to cut the anchor lines and haul the four ships around using the kedge anchor 1 ines. The fresh battery of guns proved fatal to the British line. At- tempting to duplicate the American maneuvei-, the British attempted to spin around but, were unable to fully come about; showing only her bow, the Confiance was raked fore to aft by a fresh battery from the Saratoga. With the British naval squadron destroyed, the British Army withdrew north. LAKE CHAMPLAIN was com nissioned on a hot summers day 2 Augustl988 in Brooklyn, New York. Fabrication of the Lake Champlain began 9 July 1985. Her keel was laid 3 March 1986 and she waschristened25Aprill987atIngalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula, Mississippi, by Mrs. Everett Pyatt, wife ofthe then Assis- tant Secretary ofthe Navy for Ship- buildingand Logistics. LakeChamplain ' s first Commanding Officer Captain Ralph K. Martin has been followed by Edward K.Kristensen (Jun 90-Apr92),JohnJ.Felloney(Apr 92 - Dec 93), Dennis J. VanBuskirk ( Dec 93 - Nov 95), Frank J Dobrydney (Nov 95 - 28 Feb 98), P.T. Serfass Jr. (Feb 98). CG-57 is the third U.S. Navy ship to honorthenameLAKECHAMPLAIN. The first was a cargo vessel, which served in World War I ; the second, an Essex-Class aircraft carried CV-39), the recovery ship for America ' s first mannedspace flight, FREED0M7with CDR Alan Shepard. The USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN hasmade4deployments (1991 for Dessert Storm , 1993, 1995 and 1997-1998)to the Western Pacific and Persian Gulf THECRUISER67 ♦  4 ' H liiiiirHi I n? ' iji I THE CRUISERMEN DEFENDING AMERICAN INTERESTS 27 Years of Service CAPTAIN FRANK J. DOBRYDNEY, USN Final sea tour WESTPAC ' 97- ' 98 aboard The Champ USS Lai e Champlain (CG 57) Captain Frank Dobrydney, a native of Milford, Connecticut and a 1966 gradu ate of Jonathan Law High School, earned his commission in May 1971 through the NROTC program at Iowa State University where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineer- ing. His first tour at Sea was in USS MORTON (DD948) as Gunnery Assistant during which time he made two Western Pacific Deployments and participated in Linebacker Strikes against North Vietnam and close naval gunfire support. He later served as Weapons Of- ficer in USS BENJAMIN STODDERT (DDG 22) before volunteering for the surface nuclear power program.Upon completion of training at Or- lando, Florida and Idaho Falls, Idaho, he served as Main Pro- pulsion Assistant and Electri- cal Officer in USS LONG BEACH (CGN 9) followed by a tour as Executive Officer in USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN 40). After a brief training period in USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) he then served as Engineering Of- ficer in USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70). During his tour the ship scored the highest possible grade on the Opera- tional Reactor Safeguards Exam and was the recipi- ent of the Secretary of the Navy ' s Environmental Pro- tection Award. Whi le in command of USS SELLERS (DDG 11) his ship earned the Meritorious Unit Commendation and was the runner-up for the SQUADRON BATTLE EFFICIENCY AWARD after making its final Mediteranean deployment before decommissioning. Prior to reporting to his next command, he served as Chief Staff Officer for Commander, Destrovor Squadron FOUR. During his tour in JOSEF HEWES (FF 1078), the ship won the ATLANTI FLEET GOLDEN ANCHOR AWARD for best r tention and the SQUADRON BATTLE EFF CIENCY AWARD. He is the 1991 recipient ( the VADM STOCKDALE LEADERSHI AWARD for insperational leadership. His assignments ashore have been as member of the Chief of Na ; Operations Staff as tl Deputy Director, and then E rector, of the Strike ar Amphibous Warfare Divisi( i OP-74. During this time 1 was a member of the worl ing group which authored tl Navy ' s White Paper ...Fro. the Sea and assisted with tl reorganization of the OPNA Staff. He later served as tl CINCLANTFLT Liaison G ficer in the newly establishf CINC Liaison Division, Nf His most recent assignme- was as the Head of the Offio Plans and Career Manag ment Division in the Bure? of Naval Personnel. Captain Dobrydney earnet Masters Degree in Syster Analysis at Michigan Sta University as a BURK SCHOLAR and is a gradua ofthe Armed Forces Staff Col lege. Among! awards are the Legion of Merit, Combat Acti Ribbon, Navy Achievement Medal with comh distinguishing device. Navy Commendati ' Medal, and Meritorious Service Medal (thr awards). He is married to the former Mary Fischer of Neola, Iowa and has two children, Jol and Vicky. 70 CRUISERMEN CAITALN EXECUTIVE OFFICER LCDR Michael J. Salvato vas commissioned in 1983 rom the U.S. Naval Academy i t h a Bachelor of Science in English. Ithough initially commissionedas a aval Flight Officer candidate.he was iterphysically disqualified forduty in flight status and changed designa- )rs to Surface Warfare. He attended WOSDi vision Of ficercourse from July  October 1985 and was awarded the rleigh Burke Award upon Gradua- on. His first Division Officer as- gnment was in USS CLAUDE V. ICKETTS ( DDG 5 ) where he served i CIC Officer, Assistant Operations fficerand Main Propulsion Assistant. 3llowingthatassignment,heattended le Naval Postgraduate School in [onterey, California. He received a [asters ofScience in National Secu- ty Affairs in 1990. After completi ng le S WOS Department Head Course. CDR Salvato reported to USS RISCOE ( DD 977 ) home-ported in Norfolk, Virginia where he served as Operations Officer. His second De- partment Head tour was also as Op- erations Officer, in USS BELKNAP ( CG 26 ) homeported in Gaeta, Italy. LCDR Sal vato ' s shore assign- ments include duty on the OPNAV Staff where he served as an Action Officer in the Warfare Policy Division oftheN3 N5 Directorate. LCDRSalvato ' sawardsinclude the Navy Commendation Medal ( two gold stars ), Navy Achievement Medal, MeritoriousUnit Commendation and the Battle Efficiency Ribbon (two awards). He is married to the former Mary Catherine Gaul of Winter Springs, Florida. They have four chil- dren; two sons, Stephen (9) and Alexander (1) and two daughters, Megan (6)andMichelle(4) LCDREricA.Billies ChiefEngineer Commissioned 1987 Tenaflv.New Jersey LCDRJayD.Bottelson OperationsOfficer Commissioned 1985 Albert Lea.Minnesota LCDR Bradley L. Olds Combat Systems Officer Commissioned 198.5 Virginia Beach, Virginia -.T Benjamin J. Allbritton FireControl Commissioned 1993 Benton, Arkansas LTSungH.Choi Chaplain Commissioned 1991 DenvenColorado LCDR WilliamH. Port SupplyOfficer Commissioned 1983 Mount Union.Pennsvlvania LTThaisonD.Do Navigation Commissioned 1992 Des Moines, Iowa OFFICERS LT Mark L. Hagenlocher WeaponsControl Commissioned 1988 Castleton, Vermont CRUISERMEN 71 LTLonnieJ.Sharp Air Defense Commissioned 1995 Dal las. Texas LTJGMarcD.Boran Navigator Commisioned 1994 Del ray Beach, Florida LTJG James R. Cook Auxilaries Commissioned 1994 San Diego, California LTJG Brian A. Deneve Electrical Commissioned 1994 Woodland Hills, California LTJG Robert M . Dudley Combat Information Center Commissioned 1994 Annapol is, Maryland LTJGWilliamF.Howell ElectronicMaintenanoe Commissionedl995 Encinitas,Cal ifomia LTJGJeffersonP. Jackson StrikeOfficer Commissioned 1994 Atlanta, Georgia LTJGAnthonyKJaramillo EngineeringTraining Commissioned 1995 Waterloo, Iowa LTJG Steve H. Nelson MainPropulsion Commissioned 1994 Bath. Maine LTJG Brian K.Rottnek Main Propulsion Assistant Commissioned 1994 St Louis, Mi.s.souri LTJGJohnW.Skarin Anti-Submarine Warfare Commissioned 1995 Staten Island, New York LTJG Vernon A. Walton Food Services Commissioned 1995 Jackson vi I le,NorthCarolina i : LTJG Paul Rosen Ordnance Commissioned 1995 A 1 buquerque, New Max ico 72CRUISERMEN ENS Frederick A. Abena Di.sbursing Commissioned 1996 San Diego, California ENS Will J. Chambers Communications Commi.ssioned 1996 High Rous, New Mexico OFFICERS ENS Dachio M. Johnson I First Lieutenant Commi.ssioned 1996 San Diego, California ENS James C.Scott Anti-Submarine Warfare Commissioned 1997 Columbia.SouthCarolina ENS Rick M.Ursery DamageControl Assistant Commissioned 1996 Pine Bluff, Arkansas CW02 Randal IM. Duke OT Division Commissioned 1996 Clifton.Colorado CW02CurtisWilliams Systems Test Officer Commissioned 1995 Miami, Florida COMMAND MASTERCHIEF Master Chief O ' Banion was born in Evanston, Illinois; graduated high school in Cunningham, Kansas and joined the Navy in June 1975. After Boot Camp in Great Lakes, he attended Boiler Technician A school. He is a graduate of the Navy ' s Senior Enlisted Academy Class 37, Blue Group, 1989. Other assignments include: Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; USS FORRESTAL (CV 59); Recruiting duty, Worcester, Massachusetts; USS INDE- PENDENCE (CV 62); Instructorduty SWOSCOLCOM Newport, Rhode Island; USS RALIEGH (LPD 1); USS PLATTE ( AO 186); CM A A Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi; and current assignment as Command Mas- ter Chief USS LAKE CHAMPL AIN (CG 57). He is married to the former Diane L ' Ecuyer of Massachusetts and they currently reside in Spring Val- ley,California. This deployment has marked many FIRSTS in my career. This was my first WESTP AC after spending 22 years on the East Coast. Truly, the Navy has now taken me around the world. This was my first Cruiser and my first assignment as a Command Master Chief. I want to thank the crew for making it a memorable deployment and for always, no matter what circumstancs, performing your jobs with pride and professionalism. I am proud to have served with each and every one of you. Master Chief Boi ler Technician John O ' Banion CRUISER-MEN 73 msmmmmmmsmmm FROM BACK TO FRONT: LTJG Keith A.Avery Commissioned LT Christopher L. Sledge Commissioned AW2(NAQ RickHolt Enlisted LT Daniel H. Adams Commissioned LT Stephen C. Chapman Commissioned AW3(NAO Jason G.Clark Enlisted LCDR Steven M. Jaeger Commissioned AW3(NAO NathanP.Hickey Enlisted AMH2 EricA.Foote Enlisted AZ2(AW SW) RobertOrteca Enlisted AT2 DirkA.Rohrer jfrili Enlisted AE3 Daniel J.Scharlau Enlisted LT Scott W.Ruston Commissioned ATS Alfredo A.Nafarrete II Enlisted AMH2(AW) Kenneth E. Cranda 1 1 Enlisted AZ3 Edward A. Jackson Enlisted ADAN AdanBurlington Enlisted AE1(AW) JohnJ.Zeman Enlisted AD1(AW) Ramiro Ferrer Castillo Enlisted AD2 JimmyA.Welton Enlisted ATS Michael H.Sharp Enlisted AECS(AW) JefferyG.Ward Initiated Birmingham,Alabama Oak Harbor, Washington Alexandria,Louisiana Walla Walla, Washington Cortland, New York Smithfield,RhodeIsland Camarillo,Califomia Concord, New Hampshire Baltimore,Maryland Rochester, New York Wilcox,Nebraska Beloit, Wisconsin RanchoPalosVerdes,Californi SanDi o, California Indianapolis, Indiana Detroit, Michigan Vista, California Midlothian,Illinois San Antonio, Texas Anaheim, California ClearCreek,California Vida, Oregon ,4 CRLISLKMhA Ailt ULl ALllAlh-lN i David A. Parsons AdamT.Lutski ' (n p.-)l(. man Second ClassiSW) SonarTechnidanSurfaceSecondClass ndirwitnessprotection program Enlistedl993 Hillcrest,Califomia Covina, California Rick Nguyen Anthony O. Villi Joseph S.Yates Jason P. Estabrook Torpedoman Third Class SonarTechnicianSurfaceThirdClasi SonarTechnirianSurfaceThirdaass Sonar Technician ThirdClass Enlistedl994 Enlistedl993 Enlistedl994 Enlistedl990 Houston.Texas Lemoore.California San Diego. California San Diego. California Anthony V. Reyda 1 TivhnieianSiirf.Re.Staman Knlisledl99H ' nrry.Pennsylvania NO PICTURE Sean Marin Sonar Technician Third Class Enlisted 1996 Brooklyn. New York Michael B.Allen SonarTechnitTanSurfaceSeoondda Enlistedl992 Dallas.Texas ANTI-SUBMARINE DIVISION CRUISERMEN 7. ' ) Tssmsmsmmmmmmsm Steven L. Meeken Frank L. Berry Crawford T. Brown Reginald L. Brown Wendell LFletcher Jason S. Tauzer ChiefElectronicsTecnichian(SW) ElectrmicsTechnidanFirstClaslSW) Electrumc TechnidanFiistClaaiSWO Inta-KaCoiiniunicibunsHistCIaaelSW) InteriorGiiiniunicationsHretf3affllSW )E]ectronicsTechnic Initiatedl996 Enlistedl979 Enlisted 1983 Enlistedl987 EnHstedl980 Enli5tedl989 South Boston, Massachusetts Memphis. Tennessee Huntsvi He, Alabama St. Louis. Missouri Buffalo, New York Santa Rosa, California I B Michael M.Bynum ChristopherJ.Duncan JereL.Heuer ChristjopherWPalinore David D.Parrish Gregory S.Robinsc InttmjOjnmunKiitimisaiTcOa SW ' ' InteriorCommunitationsSecondClas Electronics TechnicianSecondClass ElectronicsTechnicianSecondClass IntaToOmmunkatitnisajidCla SW) Electronics TechnicianSeoondt ' I i Enliftudl987 Enlistedl992 Enlistedl989 Enlistedl991 Enlistedl992 Enlistedl987 Nf.i HavfnConneticut Baraboo. Wisconsin GraniteCity.Illinois Arlington, Texas Clarkston, Washington Newport.Oregon LannyKVandever MarkD.Domenico NicholasA.Graham Christopher E.Lutz Anthony P. Reams David F.Richan: i IntmorOmimunication eowidClaffi Electronics TechnicianThirdClass ElectronicsTechnicianThirdClass Electronics Technician ThirdClass Electronics TechnicianThirdCIass InteriorCommunicationsFiroi i ' EnlistedlSSe Enlistedl99.5 Enlistedl995 EnHstedl99 ' 2 Enlistedl991 Enlistedl997 Selma.California Chicago. Illinois Folsom.California CliRai;.., llliri..i Flinl.Michit::in Pnlson.Montnna ■' .i ' m - NO PKTITRE Frank Baciocco Thomas D. Mehlhaff Timothy A. Swiger Radioman First Class Elccuomts Ttvhmcian hn-l ClavMSWi Kkvirnnics Technician Seaman EnlistcdigSo Enlisrcd 1983 EnliMed ! ' )% Lc Mesa, California San Dicgo, California Akron. Ohio r ' :i 76 CRUISERMEN ELECTRONICS DIVISION SAILOR OF THE YEAR ICl(SW) Brown lannyJ.Danforth JerryLMartin Scott G.Brookover AlfredoPargas Timothy D.Mitchell Robert E.Notzon ntrolmanlSWl Chief Fireci.ntrc,lman(SWl Initiatedl986 Initiatedl995 ili.shurR.Illinios Gallatin.Tenness( efFireci.ntn.lmanlSWl ChiefFirecontrolman (SWl Firecontrolm anFirstClasslSWl Firf controlmanFirstClasslSW Initiated 1994 Initiated 1997 Enl stedl983 Enlisted 1978 Orange.Califurnia El Paso. Texas SubicBa v.Philippines San Antonio, Texas Louis E. Cole David Branch Sertonius O. Brown Peter D.Gallagher Richard T.Kroier Adam J.Hardy 1 Second ClasslSW I Firecontrolman Second ClasslSW I Firecontrolman Second Class FirecontroImanSecondClass(SWI FirecontrolmanSecondClass(SWI FirecontrolmanSecondCIa sted 1985 Enlisted 1992 Enlisted 1992 Enlistedl994 Enlistedl993 Enlistedl995 ikegan. Illinnis Philadelphia.Pennsylvania Atlanta, Georgia Manco Island. Florida SanDiego. California Raytown. Missouri Ramon Morales Jonathan MNewlun Charles R.Nobles Frank S.Phillips Ryan T.Wagner RandyS.Cook 1 Second ( ' las.slS Vi Fii Knlistedl992 H.imlin. Texas Enlisted 1993 San Diego. Call forn Enlistedl994 San Diego. Californi; ■ontnilmanSecondClass Enlisted 1994 Bern.NorthCarolina FirecontrolnianSecondClaKsiSWl Enlisted 1993 Loogoutee. Indiana FiiecyntrolmanThirdC ' las Enlisted 1995 Weaping Water. Nebrask.i jarloT.Mckelvey John T.Reeves 1 Third CI; Enlisted 1992 San Diego. Californ ntrolman Third Cla.sslSWl Fi Enlisted 1993 Utica. New York ntrolman ThirdClas.s(SW Enlisted 1993 Dill Citv, Oklahoma wMrtT OUR i-nSH coc ' -i ' = ' ' - __ $  ,« rf y ' r NQPICTURE yanP.Goodson recontolmen Second Class Enlisted 1993 Phoenix, Arizona o o bo FIRECONTROL DIVISION CRUISERMEN 77 Richard E.Ei ' tzner Rich Pietrantoni Frank M.Paule Graham H.Hagen Michael J. Brogan PhilipC. Rivers. Mast«rChiefGunncrsmate(SW) SeniorChiefFirecontrolmsinlSW) Chief ' FirecontrolmanlSWI ChiefFirecontrolman(SWl UunnersmateFirstClasslHWi Firecontrolman First ( ' hiss(S Initiatedl982 Initiated 1988 Initiatedl996 Initiatedl997 Enlistedl986 Enlistedl98B Stanton, Nebraska San Diego, California LasCruces, New Mexico Olympia, Washington Wilkesharre.Pennsvlvania HanoverPark.lllinic Anthony E.Speller Chad A.Lipscomb Peter N.Lynn ersmateThirdClas.s(SWi CunnfrsmaleThirdCl Knlistedl992 Enlisted 199.) Philadelphia.Pennsylvania Grand Rapids, Michig; 78 CRUISERMEN OKDNANCK DIVISION )J£0 - y tLc , 0 ' r€, dUCtc LT 5av£ UT £Y Danny L.Summers James E.Herbert KeethW. Works ChielGunnersmatelSWI Initiated 1993 Pontiac. Illinios ChiefFiretiiritiolman(SV Initiated 1997 Allentown, New Jersey Initiated 1997 Pahrump, Nevad John L. Miley Gunnersmatf Misate First Class I.S VV I Enlisted 1980 Largo, Florida JoeP.Dillard William W.Cole recontn.lman FirstClasslSW l Gunnersniate Second Clas En 1 isted 1984 En 1 isted 1993 Los Angelos, Texas Tacoma, Washington 3artW.Knight Rafael Franco Robert A.Doran Forrest M. Evens Todd A.Rutledge Jason A.Stamps :inei niateMissilesSeaindClass GunnerKniateMiasilesSeoondCli SWl FirecontrolmanSecondCIass GunnersmateMis.siles.SecondC]assiSWI GimnersmateMissilesSecondClass Firecontrolman Second ClasslSW Knlistedl991 Enlisted 1991 Enlistedl987 Enlisted 1986 Enlistedl992 Enlisted 1994 Me I bourne. Florida Santa Maria. California Peterbourgh.England Hood River, Oregon Oroville.Califomia Dededo. Guam i caHE i.M petice. - BEtP- - KEEP - o ' instianR. Garvin Jacob E.Perret ini I .rii,iteMissilesThirdCla.= FireC(.ntroliTianThll-dCla.ss i:nlistedl996 Enlistedl996 Ka I, It;!!. North Carolina Albuquerque, New Mexico -,„ TOMAHAWK ' SjcCCiSf ' flCftlMS ' f - 7 9¥ MISSILES DIVISION CRUISERMEN 79 Tmsmmmmmmm I rt ' ,, Jon P.Culwell (_hiefElectnciansMate(SWl Initiated 1988 Thurston. Oregon MarkE.Demers Electricains Mate First Class Enlisted 1985 Midwest Citv.Oklahoma JohnF.Antig ctncians Mate Second Cla Enlistedl993 Glendora, California LAKECHAMPLAINELECTRICIANSUNION LOCALS FPOAP96671-1171 DIAL6120 OR WWW.REDI-KILOWATT@LKC.NAVY.MIL NO PICTURE Roland(jP.Dalao MaraelinoLBustamante AntonioDiazCortes Bryan L.Jenkins JasonS.Adams l-,lfctrRians. 1ateSecondC!a.ss EleftricianaMaU ThirdCla.s.s(.SWl Elcctrician.sMate Fireman ElectriciansMateFireman Fireman Enli.stedl988 Enlisted 199.T Enlisted 1995 Enlisted 1996 Enlisted 1996 Alameda.Califomia Montcrey.Califomia Norwalk.Califomia GlenwoodSprinKS.Colorado CaliforniaCity.Culifornia Simon P. Jaim Enlisted 1996 jming n.Californi) 80CRUISERMEN ELECTRICAL DIVISION PaulJ.Enigk Jeffrey A. Chalue Bart E.May forth Jeffrey A. Pugh ArmandoRuiz DouglasW.Thompson ChiefEngineman Initiated 1993 Davton.Ohio Engl tClassiSWi En listed 1982 Auburn. Massachusetts EnginemanFirstClass(S Vl Enlisted 1980 Parkston. South Dakota SecondClasslSWi Enlisted 1993 Elida.Ohio Engii 1 Second ClassfSW ) Enlisted 1991 El Paso, Texas Engl neman .Second CI En listed 1988 SaltLake.Utah PICTURE NOTTAKEN DUETO WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM Scott C.Cline Jonathan L. Kelly Danny A.Nocon DanielG.Ruiz Michael W. Van why Shon Walker EnKinemanThil-dCla Enlisted 1993 (•hagrinFalls.Ohio EnginmanThiidClass Enlisted 1993 Brookhaven, Mississippi 1 Third CI Enlisted 199.5 Tamuning.Guam EnginemanThirdCla Enlisted 199.5 Madera. Californi; EnginemanThirdCla Enlisted 1994 Elizabeth, Colorado Engii nThirdClass ' .SW Enlisted 1993 Bronx.NewYork Jacob A. Wells Louis R.Berger Raymond M Miranda EnginmanThirdClass Enlisted 1993 LakeElsinore.Californii NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Engineman Firema Enlisted 1997 Modes to, Californi; EnginemanThirdCla! En listed 1996 West Covina, Californi; at ban B.Garland Richard P. Asl in Enlisted 1996 Lakeland. Florida Enlisted 1996 G ' Donnell, Texas Sean R.Coke Fireman Enlisted 1996 Clarendon. Jaimaca A GANG CRUISERMEN 81 ■Wciit m I I RickA.Oden GasTurbineSpecialist GSCSSW) Initiated 1991 Tyler. Texas NO PHOTO AVAILABLE NoliT.Amposta BrianS.Shaw Steven R Lawrence Thomas E.Norris Steven W.Tayl GasTurbineSpecialist(EIectrical) GasTurbineSpecialistCMechanical) GasTurbineSpecialist(Electrical) GasTurbineSpedaIist ' Mechanical)GasTurbineSptT];t|i--tiM. i GSEC GSMC GSEl GSMKSWl GSM Initiatedl994 Initiatedl996 Enlistedl981 Enlistedl986 Enlii.i. OlongapoCity. Philippines Tucson, Arizona Stanton. Missouri Houston. Texas LosGalu ' i PHOTO AVAILABLE Paul P.Garcia Kelly S.Humphries JulisonVLusung ArmandoD. Pa tanao Jeffrey S. Patten i Gas TurbineSpecialist ' Electrical) Gas TurbineSpecialistfMechanicali Gas Turbine.Specialistl Mechanical) Gas TurbineSpecialistI Electrical) GasTurbmeSpecialist ' Mech anical) Gas TurbineSpecialistiMtthai I GSE2 GSM2 GSM2 GSM2(SW) GSM2 GSM2SWi Enlistedl989 Enlistedl993 Enlistedl986 Enlistedl992 Enlistedl986 Enlistedl992 Athens. Georgia Yelm. Washington Rowlett. Texas AngelesCity.Philippines San Diego. California Tucson. Arizona Lewis Dowdy Mathew O. Adepoju Randal L. Brosious ' uLsTurbineSpecialist ' Mechanical) GasTurbineSpecialistiMechanicai) GasTurbineSpeciali,stMechan GSM3 GSM3 GSM3 Enlisted 1996 Enlisted 1991 Enlisted 1993 HvatL villc.Marvland .San ni.-i7.i.C.ilif.,rn.a l.aL ' una Hills.Calif.irnia P. C. Cazares Michael A.Graves ScottA.Lawlor al GasTurbineSpeciali. ' JtlElectn GSE3 Enlisted 199.5 GasTurbineSpecialistI Electrical GSE3 Enlisted 1994 (■hin...CaliforiiKi MarkA.Metz ' i GiisTurbineSpecialisti M.-cha; GSM3 Enlisted 199.5 Gr. ' cnBay.Wiscnn. SAILOROFTHEQUARTER SENIORSAILOR RMl(SW AW)Ward .JUNIORSAILOR ET2(SW)Tauzer BLUKJA( KF]T GSEFNUnciano S: CRUISERMEN MAIN PKOFLLSKXN DIVISION i tephenW.Piitchett Brian D.Seder Shawn W.Spencer ChadE.Walde jTurbineSpeaalisti Mechanical 1 Gas TurbineSpefialist ' Mechanical I Gas TurbineSpecialist I Mechanical I GasTurbmeSpecialisti Electncal I GSM3 GSM3 GSM3 GSE3 Enlistedl993 Enlistedl994 Enlistedl993 Enlistedl993 San Diego, California Dunlap.Califomia Ambler.Pennsylvania Albuqerque,New Mexico Israel I. Hendricks Chester D. Unciano sTurbineripecialistlElectnali GasTurbineSpecialistlElectr GSEFJSIISW) Enlisted 1996 Sacramento, California EdilbertoAlonzo Michael Bujosa li GasTurbineSpeaalist I Mechanicah Gas TurbineSpedalistl Mechanic GSMFN GSMFN Enlisted 1996 Enlisted 1996 Mabalacat, Philippines TempleCity, California BenjaminRussell il GasTurbineSpecialist I Mechanical ) GSMFN Enlistedl996 Phoenix. Arizona K J Y Gregory p. Bogosian HenryC.Tate Rene G.Hallasgo Robert Roa Gilbert Rodriguez jCTurbineSpecialist ' Mechanical i Gas TurbineSpedalist) Mechanical I Gas TurbineSpecialist ' Mechanical I Fireman GasTurbineSpecialisti Mechanical i Fireman ' ' GSMFN GSMFN GSMFN Enlistedl996 GSMFN Enlistedl996 Enlistedl996 Enlistedl996 Enlistedl996 Santa Ana, California Enlistedl996 Camarillo.Califitmia Linden, Alabama Antique,Philippines Houston, Texas Daniel W.Slye Phoenix. Arizona Tony L.Chavez Jonathan D.Hinshaw NorithNhek Jesus R.Solis ■bine.Specialist Mechanical) Gas TurbineSpecialist ' Electrical) GSMFN GSEFN Enlistedl996 Enlistedl996 Cortez. Colorado Charlotte.NorthCarolina GasTurbmeSpeciali-stl Electrical ) GasTurbineSpeciali.st) Mecanical ) GSEFN GSMFN Enlistedl996 Enlistedl997 Williamsburg. Vii-ginia South Gate, California t5 o fe § s s fe § o MAIN PROPULSION DIVISION CRUISERMEN 83 I I i Eric J. Hofmann Robert E. Day Jr Thomas A. Crooks Dennis C. Sharp Chief DamageControlman(SWt MachinayRepairmanFiistClatriSWI DamageControlmanFirstaasglSWI IniUatedl992 Enlistedl982 Enlistedl978 Dayton.Ohiu Boise.Idaho SanDiego.Californi; HuUTechnicianFirstClas Enlisted 1986 Raton, New Mexic TimothyLMagiiire David D.Jefferson Patrick E. Buckley GregoryF.Christopher Byron D.Reynolds David A.Fimbrf DamageControlmanFirstClas. ' ; thmageControlmarf ' irstClaafiW P.Jl nmiageOintrolmanScoondaasEiSWi HullTechnicianSecondClasil.SWi DhmageContitilmanSnjndClasf S Sri HullTechnicianThirriCI .. - Enlistedl987 Enlistedl993 Enlistedl992 Enlistedl986 Enlistedl994 Enlisledl992 Batesville.Arkansas .Jackson. Mississippi Bcllingham. Washington Vancouver. Washington Commerce. Texas Pheonix.. ri7nn:l ToddRowe Kahseem KWard Robert D.Gray Stuart C.C.Pendley AloyusE.Paty iagea,nlrolmanThirdCli Enlisted 1990 Wrexiland.Califor DamageControlmanThirdClass Enlisted 1992 Chicago. 1 11 HullTechnicianFi Enlisted 1996 San Diego. Californ DamageControln Enlisted 1996 Madisonville HuUTechnicianFir Enlisted 1996 Chicago. I Ata Bilal Fireman Enlisted 1997 Oakland.Californii 84CRUISERMEN KKl ' Alli DAMACKCONTROI.niVI.SION JeraldE.Nealy Kendall O.Grissett Christopher A. Bell Chief PersonnelmamSWl Personnelman Second Class Personnelman Seaman Initiatedl994 Enlistedl978 Enlistedl996 Iwauke. Wisconsin Wilmington,NorthCarolina San Dwgo, California Paul Hessler ChirfYi imanlAWl Initiatfdl996 Fresno.California Adrian Aguin-e Derrick L. Grays BryantPitts Robert N.Rossell an Second Class Enlistedl990 El Paso, Texas an Second Cla Enlisted 1992 Little Rock. Arkansas YeomanSecundClass Enlisted 199:3 lymptun.Massachusette wnian Third Cla Enlisted 1991 jSS LAKE CHMIPLAIN (CQ 57) Un of the da ALL HANDS ART RESPONSIBLE FOR KHOWESG THE CONTENTS HEREIN TUESDAY, 17 FEBRUARY 1998 Keith L.Rieken Ignacio A. Sierra RonaldoM.Bagsic lOQ - 8K1(SW) LEWIS Chief Master At ArnislSW I lntiatedl996 Sidney, Nebrask; NavvCounselorFirstCla Enlisted 1986 El Paso, Texas islSWl Religioit3Pnt,T,miS;iu:Jist,Svnri It Enlisted 19S5 Lipa City, Philippines DDSMAN: MRS. KM SUMMERS CCC; NCKSWl SIERRA NCIAL COORDINATOR: ETC(SW) MEEKEN ESO: GMC(SW) SUMMERS UtDATE: 804« SUNRISE: M16 SUNSET: UU S.D- TIME; 4 hn SLIDER DAY COUNTDOWN 2 UJAST RTED FRUIT CER EAL :AK£S E SYRUP TO ORDER J FRIED BACON a) SAUSAGE PATTES FARINA lED BROWN POTATOES LUNCH CHICKEN EGG DROP SOUP ROAST TURKEY FILIPINO RICE MASHED POTATOES GLAZED SWEET POTATOES CHICKEN GRAVY BROCCOLI SALAD DESSERT BAR DINNER CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP GRILLED SALISBURY STEAK CHINESE nVE SPICE CHICKEN SOUTHERN STYLE GREEN BEANS CARROTS BLACK-EYE PEAS WTTH RICE MASHED POTATOES RED BEANS AND RICE SALAD DESSERT BAR t ACE CONTROL QUESTION OF THE DAY HOW MANY P-lOOUNTIS ARE ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN AND WHERE ARE TR LOCATIONS ' ' 1 lERDAVS QUESTION FOR HOW LONG MAY A DAMAGE CONTROL FTTTING BE LOGGED OPEN IN THE DC CLOSURE I ' i ER FOP NO LONGER TR N 24 HOURS I S TEST QUESTION OF THE DAY WHAT FORM IS USED AS THE CONTROLLED-EQUIPAGE CUSTODY REC0RD7 1 IXRDAVS QUESTION WHAT URGENCY OF NEED CODE WOULD YOU ASSIGN TO A MATERHL REQUEST FOR AN r 1 YOt ' VVUL CASREP i WER A i xm ASSURANCE OUKJTION OF THE DAY THE QA MANUAL PROVIDES CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS FOR I EMENTTNG THE QA REQUIREMENTS FROM WHOM ' ' iffIB COMNAVSEASYSCOM TYCOM JohnR.Huber MasterChiefEquipmentSpeaali.s-tJSW SCWl Initiated 1987 Bethalto.Illinois ADlVflNISTRATION CRUISERMEN 85 f PHOTO AVAILABLE ms: wsw DavidW.Evans G.A.Wollmuth WilfordWPamumJr. Dany R.Higinio MarkA.Sadowski Jacob A. Moore ' Chief Qua termaster SW I Initiated 1990 Madison, Wisconsin artermasterFirstClass(SW) Quartermaster Second Class Enlistedl983 Enlistedl980 Hutchinson.Minnesota Sarasota. Florida artermasterSecond Cla Enlisted 1993 Westburv. New York Qua termaster Seaman Enlistedl995 Thomasvil le. North Carolii Operations Specialist Sea mai Enlisted 1994 KansasCity.Missour AVAILABLE Ronnie L.Vidaurri Earnest L.Harris Alfred E.Smith, Jr. ChrisI.Bolger ChristopherW.Yerta Signalman FirstClass ' S ' Enlisted 1987 Hillcrest, California Signalman ThirdClass Enlistedl989 Mobile.Alabama .SignalmanThirdCh Enlisted 1994 .Jackson. Mississipi Signalman Seaman Enlisted 1994 Springlake. Michigan Operations Specialist Sean En listed 1996 Bakersrield,Califomic JamesP.Mullin RyanA.McMurray John M.Scholz Jon E.Webb Chief Hospital CorpsmanlSWl lnitiatedl993 Brick Township.New Jersey HospitalCorpsmanThirdCl; Enlisted 1993 San Diego, California Ho6pitalCunMnaiiThirdCIass(SW) Hospital Corpsman ThirdCli Enlisted 1992 Enlisted 1996 Corpus Cristi, Texas San Diego, California Randy Cecil Chief Airographorl A W S W i Initiated 1995 Lemon Grove, California Nathan Morgan AirognipherThirdCliis- Enlistedl995 Lubbock, Texas S6CRUISERMEN NAVIGATION MEDICAITWEATHER i IS Radi( Enlisted 1996 Houfa, Louisiana COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION CRUISERMEN 87 r i smrnasmmmmmmm c C J. M. Slegel Chief Bojlswain.N Mjle(SW) Inilialcd ITO? BlaLkRi%eiFalIvWi«,insin Charles E. Hunt Boatswains Mace RrM Class (SW) Enlisted 1988 Rimland. Norlli Carolina Mike S. Rodesky Jarrod M. Blosmo Clittord D. Eudy s Male Hirsl Cla EnliscedllTS Philidelphia, Pennsylvani Iswains Male Second Cla: Enlisted 1987 Bison. Soiilh Dakota itswains Male Second Clas, Enlisted 1986 San Dicgo, California Jason M. Livengood Stephen H. Womack Edwin M. Aycock James S. Mickens Avinash D. Ramsingh Rodney J. Smith Boatswain Mate Second Class Boatswains Mate Second Class(SW) Boatswains Male Third Class Boatswains Male Third Class Seaman Boatswains Male Third Clas ' Enlisted 1993 Enlisted 1993 Enlisted 1993 Enlisted 1992 Enlisted 1994 Enlisted 1993 Battle Creek Michigan Danville Virginia Fori Meade. Florida Lexinolon, South Can.lm;i Bronx, New York Drewrojville. Virginia Scott M. Sheehan Eric L. Wertz Navy B. Agbanloa Nigel L. Bass Ivan E. Camagong Derrick G. Kenebii llsiUixvainsMatcThiniClasslSWl Enlisted 1993 H a I i fa x,Massachusettes s Mate Third CI; Enlisted 1994 Kokomo. Indi 88 CKUISEKMKN ' estleigh L. Lanham James Mason Luan C. Phung Jason A. Grupillion Robert C. Jeter Douglas E. Thomas Stewart N. Agustin Jose M. Arambula Kareem O. Bakare Jaun C. Becerra Gerardo R. Cava i Victor N. Olivo Jason L. Romero Pablo Rios Hnlisled 1 96 Rollingslone, Minne NOT PICTURED I homas J. Connole Charles W. Smith Enlisled 1994 F-.ivcllc-Mlle.N(inlirjr,.lin.i Cimllaiime J. Tripp tnliMed 1995 Allanla. Georgia Seaman Enlisted 1997 Mi Mon leva- Drew F. Speltz Brandon D. Strom Enhsled I ' Billings, Mo Co DECK DIVISION CRUISERMEN 89 mmimsmmmam H s Randy W.Martin RoyL.Henkle Daniel L. Bolton Richard J. Crooks Nicholas Ruotola Matthew ESevem.- ChiefDperauonsSpecialistiSW AW ' t ChiefOperationsSpecialistlSWj OperationsSpecialistFirstClasslSWI OperationsSpecialistFirstClas SWi OperationsSpeaalistFirstClasJSWi OperaliunsSpecialistFjrstri.u Initiatedl994 Initiatedl997 Enlistedl988 Enlistedl981 EnUstedl985 Enlistedl981 Escondido.California Waterloo. Iowa Limon.Colorado ElCajon.California Scarsdale.NewYork San Marcos, Californii - .. Y 5 « William KSmall AlfredoBarba j:«. ' nitiuns.Speriali5tFirstCla£aSWi OperationsSpecialistSecondCla Enlistedl987 Enlistedl988 Shrf epiprt. Louisiana Burbank. California ElliasBlanco ; OperationsSpecialistSecondClass OperationsSpecialistSecondCl; Enlistedl995 Enlistedl987 Rock Springs. Wyoming Huston. Texas Graydon A. Cochran Thomas L. DeGrand Michell E.Dietz OperationsSpeaal]StSecondClaaslSWl OperdtiurtSpecialistSeoondC ' l;i.-+4S ' Enlistedl987 Enlistedl993 Fort Collins. Colorado Albuquerque.NewMexK. David W.Doyle Patrick C.Friede Michael S. Jones William RLeupold Paxton P.Miller TrentMonson . ! .11 iii- |.i i.ili-tSi. iiiK ' liLss OperationsSpecialistSecondClass Operations.SpecialistSecondClass OperationiSpecialisteHjjndCTaiiSWI OperationiSfKafllist.SecnndCla SWl Operations.SpccialistSecomii Enlisted 198.3 ntana Enlisted 1985 Las Vegas, Navada Enlisted 199.3 e.Penn Enlisted 1981 San Marcos, Califor En listed 1985 omUke,Wis AVAILABLE Robert J.Pierce RonaldLWiener Michael T.Busalacchi Donald K.Fiske NoahA.Free Harold S.Green Opcration.s.SpeaalistSecondClaas OperationfSptf3alist.SBajiidCljM).SWi Operations.SpecialislThirdCla.ss OperationsSpecialistThirdClass Operation-sSpecialislThirdClaas Operations .Spcculi ' .i SeanumS Enlistedl992 Enlisledl996 Enlisledl994 Enli8tedl996 Enli9tedl995 Enlisltrd I ' )95 Mobile.Alabama SaltLakeCity.Utah OrangeCounty.California LasCruces, New Mexico Chatsworth,California Fre-sno. California 90 CRUISERMEN 01 DIVISION ' ■' ' ■■mmmr ' lamyA-Huffer Jason H.Johnson Seneca S. McLean II n-SoecialistThirdCla- ' ' r ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' OperationsSpecialistThirdClai EnliJtediggS Enlistedl994 Enlistedl995 Las Vagas, Nevada Johnstown, Pennsylvania Scott B.Mitchell OperationsSpecialistThirdCIa: En listed 1995 EastMoline, Illinois Thomas J. Pou 1 ton OperationsSpecialistThirdClass En listed 1995 Beaverton, Oregon MoisesTamayo Corey D.Anderson Robert W.Clark James L.Cobos JesusGaitanl ll TobyC.Mcafee perationsSpeciahstThirdCla Enlisted 1996 larlingen.Texas OperationsSpecialistSeanian Enlistedl996 lendswood.Texi OperationsSpecial istSeaman Enlisted 1996 B(X)thwyn, Pennsylvania OperationsSpecial istSeaman Enlisted 1996 RowlandHeights, California Operations Special istSeaman Operations Specia list Sei Enlistedl996 Enlistedl997 Mission, Texas FordCitv.Californi; 01 DIVISION CRUISERMEN 91 i msmmmmmmoBsm WilliamD.Brilvitx;h OnptologicalTechniciaiiiCollectKjn i CTRC(SW) Initiated 1995 Fairfield. Cflnneticut Brian E.Jones t ptoIogicalTechnidanl Col lection ) CTRl Enlistedl978 San Diego. California NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Richard J. Kotas IntelligenceSpeciaRst ISl Enlisted 1985 EImhurst,llIinios CryptologicalTechnidanlCollectionl CTRKSW) Enlisted 1982 Pelham.North Carolina Christopher M-Barton Jeff Stephen JustinC.Bosse James W.Meggison David P.Flaherty I ' rA7XnliioaJTtchniu;ui ]M;iinten. ' uioel CnptolcgicalTedinidanflntsrpeietivel CrvptolugicalTechniciiin(Collt ' Ction) (TM2 ' CTI2 CTR3 Enlistedl992 Enlistedl992 Enlistedl995 ElCajon.California Sarasota. Florida Honolulu.Hawaii 0 p(iiI giGinirfinia£Dl(.hiiniiinxaliiKi O iJokgimnVdinkiTriOnimuraalicrK) CTCWSWi CTOS.N Enlistedl995 Enlistedl996 Wyandotte, Michigan Port Orchard, Washington Victor G.Apodaca JayS.Compton Jeffry P. Lay ton PedroSaenzlII Todd F.Brezniak i;ititJijnicWarfan:Tt«:hnician ElectmnicWarfar ' echnic EWaSWi EWl Initiated 1996 En listed 1980 Cruces. New Mexico ThousandOaks,California ElertK]nicWar6m ' T(. iTnidan EW2 Enlisted 1992 San Diego. California EiLilnjnicWarfanirechnic KW2SW Enlisted 1990 San Diego. California ElcclmnicWarl;in.Tethnician Enlisted 199:i Varren.Michigai DemetrisL.Hill cWarfaifTechninan EW:i Enlisted 1994 ntgomery. Alabama Matthew E.Nosse Eli«tronirWarfan ' ' l ' (i ' hnic EWHN En listed 1996 Stone Mountain. Georgia Lon A.Varnes ElectninicWiiri ' an ' Techn i ' :ws Enlisted 1996 Scguin. Texas 92CRUISERMEN OTDIVISION FreddieBurns Allen K.Lewis Timothy D.Sawyer ManuelRBuenrostroThomasD.Chalmers DavidM.Haygan ChiffStorekeeper(SW) Storekeeper First C Intiatedl993 Enlistedl992 Washington. D.C. Los Angeles. Californ StorekeeperFirstClasi Enlii;tedl984 Rome, New York Storekeeper Second ( ' la Enlisted 1986 San An ton io. Texas .Storekeeper Second ( lass I SW) .Storekeeper .Second CI a Enlistedl986 Enlistedl982 Houston, Texas Henderson, Kentucky Brian K. Frierson JlipsServicmanFirstClasslSW Enlisted 1978 .Michigan Anthony Y.Garcia Bruce E.Walter Storekeeper Second ClassiSW I Storekeeper Second Class Enlistedl991 Enlistedl994 Orion Ralaan. Philippines Ashland, Kentuckv PHOTO AVAILABLE Derek C.Walker Damien LFairconetue Brett A.Lyons Jeffrey Mai lory Thomas E.Steele TirusT. Beebe hipsServiceman Second Class ShipsServicemanThirdClass Enlistedl986 Enlistedl994 Kingsburg, California Edwards, Mississippi ShipsServicemanThirdClass Enlisted 1994 PainsvillcOhin Ships Serviceman Third Cla Enlisted 1992 Oakland. Tcnn. ' s p ShipsServicemanThirdCla Enlistedl99fi TiirkertnnA ' r.w.lrrsev Ships ServicemanThirdCla Enlisledl994 Sannioffo.Califnrnin SAILOR OF THE Q UARTE R --ss j fc ' y SENIOR SAILOR SKl(SW)Lewis JUNIOR SAILOR SK2(SW) Chalmers BLUE JACKET EWSNNosse S1 ti:i DIVLSION CHU1,SEKMEN93 Fred Barton, Jr EhrnanuelDCblmmares Charlie W.Frakes John F.QuesnelJif Mess Management Specialist Mess Management Specialist Mess Management Specialist Mess Management Specialist MSC(SW) MSHSW) MSI MSHSW) Intiatedl991 Enlistedl988 Enlistedl979 Enlistedl98n HanfordCalifornia Santa Ana.California Clinton.Missouri Hartfnrdf ' imnetirutt CO Eric C.Edwards Norman S.Teague Roberto B.Carter Roger C.Catangui Teofisto C. Celeste Charles A.James less Management Specialist Mess Management Specialist Mess Management Specialist Mess Management Specialist Mess Management. Specialist Mess Management Specialist MS2 MS2 MS3 MS3(SWi MS3 MS3 En listed 1989 Houston, Texas Enlisted 1989 Hendri X.Oklahoma Enlisted 199.3 Houston, Texas Enlisted 1993 Goodyear.Arizon; Enli.stedl993 Pangasinan, Phi lippine Enlisted 1994 St Louis. Missoui Roy ce C.Johnson Ernesto B.Tiongco JunnarkS-Vicencio Jose G.Garciazamora Christopher D.Geiger M ' ' ,ss Management Specialist Mess Management .Specialist Mess Management Specialist Mess Management. Specialist Mess Management Specialist MS3 MS3(SW) M.S3 MS3 MS3 Enlistedl988 Enlistedl994 Enlisted 1993 Enlistedl99.5 Enlisted 199. ; Fairrield,Califomia SanDiego.California San Diego. California LusAngeles,California SantaMaria.Californi.i Enlisted 1989 Deca tor. Georgia Jesus C. Cube ChiefDiBbursingClerk(SW AW Initiated 1997 BaguioCity.Philippines lingClcrkThirdCla Enlisted 1991 Butte. Montana Postal Clerk Third Cla Enlisted 1992 Olympia.WjLshinglon 94CRUISERMEN S2 S4 DIVISION A.dmiral Nathman presents RMl Rehart with Senior Sailor of the ' Month for COMC ARGRU SEVEN GOT ESWS? GOTESWS! GM3 CTRC FC2 EMS MS3 BM3 0S2 SK2 SN EN3 RM3 FC2 0S2 SPELLER BRILVITCH BRANCH BUSTAMANTES CATANGUI SHEEHAN LEUPOLD GARCIA PHUNG WALKER VIGNIER GALLAGHER MILLER FCCS IC2 EN2 GM2 AGC RMl EW2 DC2 EQCM GM2 RM3 0S2 0S3 0S3 HMC GSEFN OSSN ET2 DANFORTH PARISH RUIZ IRONS CECIL BACIOCCO SAENZ BUCKLEY HUBER EVENS SARGENT WIENER POULTON JOHNSON MULLIN UNCL NO GREEN ROBINSON CT03 SMI FC2 GM2 HT2 HT3 FC2 HM3 SK2 FC2 FC2 FC2 STGl BM2 ETl FC3 MS3 FC2 MEGGISON VIDAURRI STAMPS LEWIS CHRISTOPHER FIMBRES MURPHY SCHOLZ CHALMERS WAGNER NEWLUN MCKELVEY ROBERTS WOMACK MEHLHAFF REEVES TONGCO KROIER ' ommand advancements forSeptember97 to February 98 DCl DavidJefferson FC2 Richard Kroier 083 ScottMitchell FC2 CharlesNobles FC2 FrankPhillips YN2 BryantPitts 0S3 Poulton BM3 AvinashRamsingh 083 Ross Rehart 8M1 Ronnie Vidaurri EW3 DemetriusHill GM2 Vemell Lewis AZ3 Edward Jackson AT3 AlFredoNafarrete AG3 James Morgan TrC2 DavidBranch j]T2 ChristopherPalmore )82 EliasBIanco JTB3 Justin Bosse j:W2 ToddBrezniak CI Reginald Brown M3 ChadEymard S3 Donald Fiske S3 Noah Free M3 Christian Garvin ' C2 Adam Hardy M2 Michael Harge |M2 DanyHiginio 83 JeramyHuffer iIS3 Charles James CRUISERMEN95 WESTPAC Memories 2. GOLDEN UNICORN 1. DADDY 3. CHIEF SELECTEES 4. ON COURSE, SIR ! 1. ETl Robinson holds son Ryan prior to WESTPAC 2. On behave of FC2 Marrow, FCl Dillard, his workcenter supervisor accepts the award. FC2 Stamps and LT Hagenlocher give the congratula- tions. 3 STGl c(SWl Weber, FCl c(SW) McVey, FCl c(SW) Pargas, FCl dSW) Herbert, FCl c(SW) Hagen, DKl c(SWj Cube, FCl c Works entertain HMC Mullen 4. Rear Admiral Mullen and QM2 Higinio check the Global Positioning Screen to insure the LAKE CHAMPLAIN is on station. 1. (Front to Back J SN Arambu 1 a, SN Ca vasso, NCKS W) Sierra, EN2(SW) Ruiz, EMS Sordia Bustamantes, MSSN Garciazamora, ENS Ruiz, FN Roa, OSSN Tamayo, SK2 Buenrostro, GSMFN Rodriguez. FN Jaime, EMFN Diaz Cortes, GSEFN Hendricks 2.(Front to Back ) ENS Kelly , Chapain Choi, FCK SW) Mitchell,FCl(SW)Notzon,GM2Sanchez,SK2 Walter, STGCfSWjWeber,MAC.(SWjRieken,ICl(SW)Brown, GSE2 Dowdy, YN2Aguirre,SKl(SW)Lewis,NCl(SW) Sierra, GM3 Spel ler.GSES Walde, YN2 Pitts 3. Surrounding ALGERNON are NursePhoebe, Chaplain Choi, GM2Sanchez,NCllSW)SieiTa, QMl(SW)Wollmuth,NurseGLADYS,CW02 Williams, RP2 Bagsic, 0S2 Jones I. BROWN PROUD 2. COMREL 3.GIVING MEMORIES 97 1. THE THREE COOL CORPSMAN 2. RM RULE 1. HM3 McMurray, HM3(SW) Scholz, HM3 Webb 2. RM2 Harge, RMS Schark, RMC(SW) Simon, RM2 Egan, RM3 Vigner 3. 97 Tour in the Navy . The Album starring: Clete Lynn, as The Gay Cowboy; Mike Beetle Juice Brogan as The Garbage Collector; Kevin Hammer Irons, as The Leather wearin ' Harley-man; Daniel Lefler as Gilligan the Sailor 98 MEMORIES 3. THE VILLAGE PEOPLE Mf iii , B lii l-W | - ii W t i i n MI WHY IS A SHIP CALLED A SI A ship is called a she because thefi always a great deal of bustle around her; there is usually a gang of men about, she has a waist and stays; it takes a lot of paint to keep her good looking; it is not the initial expense that breaks you, it is the upkeep; she can be all decked out; it takes an experi- enced man to handle her correctly; and with- out a man at the helm, she is absolutely uncontrol lable. She shows her topside, hides her bottom and, when coming into port, always heads for the buoys. 1. CERTIFICATES FOR MORE PAY 1. New Petty Officers AT3 Sharp, AZ3 Jackson, ATS Nafarette 2. LTJG Jackson, LT Hagenlocher, LCDR Olds, LTJG Skarin 3. Captain Dobrydney, FC3 Branch, FC3 Phillips 2. THE MOD SQUAD 3. I ' LL NEVER REENLIST MEMORIES 99 1. SHI Frierson serves a piece of cake to ENS Johnson 2. SH3 Beebe was Keynote speaker for the Mar- tin Luther King day remembrance. 3. ,Back)SN Bass, FN Tate, FN Bilal, SMS Smith, SHI Frierson, FC2 Branch. DCl Jefferson, CW02 Wil- liams(MiddieiPNCNealy,SH3Mallory,QM2Farnum, SN Foote, MS2 Edwards, GMG2 Lewis, SR Lewis, IC2 Bynum, ICl Brown, ENS Johnson, .Front. 0S3 Johnson, PN2 Grissett, SK2 Haygan, CTRl Williamson, FC2 Brown, EW3 Hill, OSSN Green, FC2 McKelvey, SH3 Beebe 1. A LITTLE BIGGER, PLEASE 100 MEMORIES 3. AFRICAN AMERICAN AWARENESS COMMITTEE Mk4iNI)Ml «fftM i«Hii «iK iiM aKP M 1. VBSS 1. (Back Row)MAC Reiken, LT Hagenlacher, ENC Enigk, NCI Sierra, ICl Brown, (middle) GMM2 Rutledge, IC2 Parrish, (front) FC3 Griffin, RMC Simon, GMG2 Gover, FCC Pargas 2. On their way to a mission, the VBSS team departs the CHAMP via the Jacobs ladder. 3. VBSS team on their way to board a ship as part of MEO ops. 2. COME ON DOWN 4. VBSS team about to board a merchant ship called STEVE II ' A y W- ' % m mm rf I  liw mm.T- ' ■iBf. . y 0. 1 3. ON THE WAY 4. PULL OVER MEMORIES L. FISHERMAN ' S LUCK! Q % y V 2. CATHOLIC LAY READER SERVICES l.MAC(SW)RIEKEN 2. AE3 SCHARLAU, WIFE MARIA AND FRIENDS. 3. (Fron.iDKaSW) CUBE, LT DO, ENS ABENA; ruack) RP2 BAGSIC, EM2 DALAO, GSEFN(SW) UNCIANO, FCKSW) RIVERS 4.GSE3WALDE ' SART ' y ' fi ip if ii. 102 MEMORIES 1. NUMBER ONE! MUSTER O] STATION 1. THE DREAM TEAMIiFron.) DC2(SW) REYNOLDS, BM3(SW)W0MACK, DCKSW) JEFFERSON; THE OTHER TEAM! OSS BUSALACCHI, 0S2(SW) DEGRAND, EWl COMPTON 2. ENC ENIGK 3. (Front)DC2(SW) REYNOLDS, SN CAMAGONG, SN WILLIAMS, SN GRUPILLION, SN STROM, SN CANNOLE, BM2 BLASMO, MRKSW) DAY;(M,ddieiHM3(SW) SHOLTZ, SK2 WALTERS, DCS ROWE, BM3(SW) SHEEHAN, IC2 DUCAN, DCS WARD, FN ADAMS, HTS(SW) FIMBRES, SN JETER, DCFN PENDLEY; (Back.DC2(SW) BUCKLEY, DCKSW) JEFFERSON, YN2 GRAYS, SN KENEBREW, HT2(SW) CHRISTOPHER, STG3 YATES 3. CRASH SMASH RESCUE MEMORIES 103 1. CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS, ADMIRAL JOHNSON 2. HOLIDAY STARS AND STRIPS 3. THE USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN RETURNS TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2. PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN 3. AMERICA iH ? I H 104 MEMORIES ■i x o i i I I] 1 , 11 HJ I I. I— iWSJiB iBait— i iiMi j g jw ii J iii II I I I jTp I— i— n j m il iii b i j
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